State/Public Other Open

Independence Charter Academy

๐Ÿ“ 15350 Riverview Rd., PO Box 249, Helendale, San Bernardino County, 92342

131
Pupils
18.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Independence Charter Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Helendale, San Bernardino County. The school has 131 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Ontiveros. It is part of the Helendale Elementary school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. It operates as a public charter school.

School details

Principal
Christopher Ontiveros
School district
Helendale Elementary

Enrollment & staffing

Independence Charter Academy enrolls 131 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.

Male students
65 (50%)
Female students
66 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
7.2
Student-teacher ratio
18.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 5.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino7255%
White4635%
Two or more races75.3%
Black or African American43.1%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

90 of the school's 131 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Kโ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Independence Charter Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.

School district: Helendale Elementary

Independence Charter Academy is one of 4 schools in Helendale Elementary, based in Helendale, California. The district serves 1,085 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 131 students, Independence Charter Academy is smaller than the district average of about 271 students per school.

1,085
District students
4
Schools
51
Teachers (FTE)

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