Our goal is to provide educational choices in this area by opening a public charter school for children in preschool through twelfth grade.
The area we plan on targeting is located near the central eastern border of Santa Ana in a neighborhood that is multiple-zoned for apartment dwellings, commercial properties and industrial/manufacturing centers. Nearly three-quarters of the children and their families reside in World War II era one-bedroom apartments. Another 20% of the children reside in one or two bedroom apartments located just over a mile east of the proposed campus. The balance of the children live in the mobile home park in the northeastern portion of the proposed school’s boundaries. There are few, if any, children who live in the area who live in single-family homes. Only 9% of the parents living in the area declared that they had attended or graduated college based on a 2010 state demographic survey . The County of Orange average is 62%. The State average is 53%.
Over 95% of the children we will be working with are Latino, primarily Mexican-American or Mexican immigrants. Nearly 90% of the children who enter kindergarten will be designated as English language learners. The percentage of children in the area whose families qualify for free and reduced lunch will likely be between 94 and 98% based on 2010 demographic data.
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