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Sky Mountain Charter School

Public charter school 1710 Students Grades K-12

Academic Progress

8/10

Students at this school are making more academic progress from one grade to the next compared to students at other schools in the state.

Strong progress with high test scores means students have strong academic skills and are making bigger gains than their peers at other schools in the state.

College Readiness

2/10

Underserved students at this school are performing far better than other students in the state, and this school is successfully closing the achievement gap.

4-year high school graduation rate
94%
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Percentage of graduates who meet UC/CSU entrance requirements
19%
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SAT participation rate
29%
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ACT participation rate
13%
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AP course participation
2%
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Percentage of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment classes grades 9-12
14%
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Percentage of students enrolled in IB grades 9-12
0%
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College Success

Graduates pursuing college or vocational program
53%
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Advanced Courses

Algebra 1 participation rate
24%
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Algebra 1 pass rate
92%
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AP math course participation
1%
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AP science course participation
<1%
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Other AP course participation
1%
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Test Scores

4/10

Test scores at this school fall below the state average. This suggests that most students at this school may not be performing at grade level.

English
55%
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Math
34%
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Science
41%
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Courses & Programs

The list below is a sample of available courses at this school.

Art courses

  • Architecture
  • Ceramics
  • Computer animation
  • Design
  • Drawing / Sketching
  • Graphics
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
  • Technical design and production
  • Textiles
  • Video and film production

Music courses

  • Choir / Chorus
  • Instrumental music lessons
  • Theory
  • Vocal lessons / coaching

Performance arts courses

  • Creative writing
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Improv
  • Poetry

World language courses

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Arabic
  • Chinese - Mandarin
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Equity Overview

5/10

Underserved students at this school are performing about as well as other students in the state, but this school may still have achievement gaps.



Test score

Low-income and underserved students
42 %
All other students
38 %


Academic Progress

Low-income and underserved students
36 %
All other students
59 %
Low-income and underserved students
84 %
All other students
86 %


Race/Ethnicity

All students
8 /10
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White
7 /10
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Hispanic
8 /10
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All students
5 /10
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White
5 /10
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Hispanic
4 /10
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All students
19%
>
White
14%
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Hispanic
24%
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All students
94%
>
White
95%
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Hispanic
92%
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All students
2%
>
White
3%
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Hispanic
<1%
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Two or more races
<1%
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Black
<1%
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Asian or Pacific Islander
8%
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Native American or Native Alaskan
<1%
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All students
14%
>
White
16%
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Hispanic
9%
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Two or more races
17%
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Black
<1%
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Asian or Pacific Islander
17%
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Native American or Native Alaskan
100%
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All students
7 /10
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White
7 /10
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Hispanic
6 /10
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Two or more races
7 /10
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Asian
10 /10
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All students
55%
>
White
58%
>
Hispanic
49%
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Two or more races
56%
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Asian
84%
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Black
29%
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Filipino
83%
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All students
35%
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White
37%
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Hispanic
25%
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Two or more races
39%
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Asian
73%
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Black
10%
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Filipino
52%
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Student Demographics

Schools that create a positive culture help all students thrive.
White
45%
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Hispanic
29%
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Two or more races
8%
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Black
4%
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Asian
4%
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Filipino
1%
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Native American
<1%
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Pacific Islander
<1%
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Unspecified
9%
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From the School

Sky Mountain is a Tuition-Free Personalized Learning Public Charter School.


Sky Mountain Charter School (SMCS) is a WASC accredited charter school managed by Innovative Education Management (IEM). The school is part of the IEM family of Parent Choice charter schools that thousands of families have chosen for their children in grades K through 12 since 1993. SMCS was approved as an independent study charter by the California Department of Education in 2007. The school serves students in San Bernardino Inyo Kern Los Angeles Orange and Riverside Counties.



Transportation
None

Dress code
None

Coed
Coed

Colleges students typically attend after graduation
CSU/UC/Private/Ivy League/Community Colleges

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Neighborhood

 4535 Missouri Flat Road Placerville, CA 95667

  School Leader : Burke Wallace

(800) 979-4436

Website

(530) 295-3583