No UC admissions data on file for Old Town Academy K-8 Charter.
This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter
· San Diego County · San Diego Unified · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Old Town Academy K-8 Charter compares for families
What families should know about Old Town Academy K-8 Charter.
- ▸ Locally🧮 Top 10% in San Diego County on Math proficiency.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Urban Corps Of San Diego County Charter, King-Chavez Preparatory Academy, Twain High and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.
Absenteeism is up 13.7 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-3.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~193 | -8 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~178 | -23 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~164 | -37 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~181 by 2029 — about 20 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 20 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town Academy K-8 Charter | Public | 201 | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 28.5% | -48% | ||
| Urban Corps Of San Diego County Charter | Public | 215 | — | -60% |
| King-Chavez Preparatory Academy | Public | 201 | — | — |
| Twain High | Public | 236 | — | -5% |
| Garfield High | Public | 164 | — | -36% |
| East Village Middle College Hs | Public | 158 | 52.2% | +33% |
| Learning Choice Academy | Public | 179 | — | -84% |
| King-Chavez Community High | Public | 255 | 4.8% | -66% |
| Empower Language Academy | Public | 142 | — | — |
| King-Chavez Arts And Athletics Academy | Public | 159 | — | — |
| King-Chavez Academy Of Excellence | Public | 274 | — | — |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
26 of 211 students who enrolled at Old Town Academy K-8 Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (12.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — San Diego Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 65.2%
Federal: 10.6%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the San Diego Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
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- ✓Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently -3.9%/yr) with the revenue at stake
- ✓Student-retention benchmarking vs your county median — and the LCAP evidence to back your goals