River Valley Charter
9707 1/2 Marilla Dr., Lakeside, CA, 92040 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
River Valley Charter
School Level High school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades 7 - 12
County San Diego County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 187 students
% Male / % Female 47%  /  53%
Total Classroom Teachers 7 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 25 students
Grade 8 - 26 students
Grade 9 - 45 students
Grade 10 - 37 students
Grade 11 - 31 students
Grade 12 - 23 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:27 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 3%
% Asian 2% 8%
% Hispanic 13% 39%
% Black 4% 9%
% White 81% 36%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Lakeside Union Elementary School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 11 7
Number of Students Managed 4,363 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $37,268,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $37,025,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $8,542 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $8,486 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • The week: Stories and photos from May 10-16 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    posted on May 17, 2009 at 12:26:38 pm
    Vice President Joe Biden spent Thursday with Navy personnel in San Diego, thanking them for their service and announcing plans to expand homeowners assistance to military families with $555 million from the economic stimulus package.
  • Small school, big numbers (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    posted on May 12, 2009 at 02:18:15 pm
    River Valley Charter School began more than a decade ago with a group of parents who wanted a small school that mixed home schooling with classroom instruction. Today the Lakeside school with an enrollment of 210 boasts the highest scores in San Diego County on a statewide measure of high school students.
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School Notes:
  • River Valley Charter School, a charter junior/senior high school started in 1996, is located in Lakeside, California, a suburb of San Diego. It is a part of the Lakeside Union School District, LUSD. It is based on a partial-independent study program, in which most students attend two class days per week. As much as 50% of the River Valley students come from home-school backgrounds.
  • Academics
  • River Valley Charter School has a history of high-academic performance. For the past 5 years, River Valley High has had the highest API (Academic Performance Index) score in its county. This year's score (2008) is 894. It is in the top 10% for the statewide rankings.
  • Core classes include: Math, Science, History, English, and Career Development.
  • Extra-Curricular activities
  • Extracurricular activities include: Newspaper, Communications, Painting I and II, Sculpture I and II,Spanish I and II, Girls and Boys Soccer, Track, and Cross Country teams, Associated Student Body, Visual Arts, Drama, Chorus, Bookclub, and Yearbook.
  • Sources
  • Rivervalleyhigh.org
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (92040)
School Zip (92040)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 42,267 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 32%
Population Average Age 35 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $49,011 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 39 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (92040)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 66% / 34% 58% / 42%
School Map:
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2. East County Academy Of Learning - 37 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
3. Santana High School - 1669 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
4. Granite Hills High School - 2867 students - 4.2 mi. away - view location
5. El Cajon Valley High School - 2108 students - 4.5 mi. away - view location
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