The O'Farrell Charter
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · San Diego, California
The O'Farrell Charter in San Diego, California enrolled 1,862 students in 2024-25 with 99.5 full-time teachers, 18.7 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
1,818 students in 2022-23, 1,819 students in 2023-24, 1,862 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.0 to 99.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,818 | 91.0 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,819 | 76.0 | 23.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,862 | 99.5 | 18.7 |
18.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 California schools of this kind
Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
13 AP courses and one counselor per 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The O'Farrell Charter enrolled 1,786 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 103 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses13
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 357 of the 1,786 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions103
- Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.4% of students were Hispanic, 20.6% Asian, 11.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.4%
- Asian20.6%
- Black11.8%
- Two or more races7.0%
- White1.5%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at The O'Farrell Charter scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 46‑50% | 46‑50% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35% | 32‑36% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 137 students in The O'Farrell Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 137 | 137 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in San Diego
16 public schools of this kind in San Diego report 2024-25 enrollment; The O'Farrell Charter is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| The O'Farrell Charter | 1,862 | 18.7 | 40.5% |
| Logan Memorial Educational Campus | 1,467 | 20.8 | 83.6% |
| San Diego County Community | 510 | 11.7 | 90.4% |
| Audeo Charter | 450 | 30.7 | 55.8% |
| America's Finest Charter | 396 | 14.9 | 87.9% |
| Urban Discovery Academy Charter | 330 | 18.8 | 58.8% |
| Diego Hills Central Public Charter | 304 | 22.5 | 79.3% |
| Mt. Everest Academy | 232 | 19.2 | 17.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The O'Farrell Charter
- America's Finest CharterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 396 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Logan Memorial Educational CampusThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.9 miles away: 1,467 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare The O'Farrell Charter with America's Finest CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The O'Farrell Charter District spends per student$13,647 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,647
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaThe O'Farrell Charter is the number 31 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#31 of 539
- California schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.18.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about The O'Farrell Charter
How many students attend The O'Farrell Charter?
1,862 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,818 in 2022-23. It is a public school in San Diego, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at The O'Farrell Charter?
18.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is The O'Farrell Charter a Title I school?
The O'Farrell Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at The O'Farrell Charter do on state tests?
The students tested at The O'Farrell Charter scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at The O'Farrell Charter?
95% or more of the 137 students in The O'Farrell Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is The O'Farrell Charter in?
The O'Farrell Charter District, NCES district ID 0602136. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060213610056 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.