California charter schools
California has 1,916 public charter schools on file — 1,259 currently open and 650 closed. Open schools serve roughly 696,341 students across 329 cities, authorized by 1147 entities and operated by 11 tracked charter management organizations.
- Open schools
- 1,259
- Closed
- 650
- Open enrollment
- 696,341
- Authorizers
- 1147
Browse California schools by county →
Largest charter networks in California
- Aspire Public Schools40 schools · CMO
- KIPP38 schools · CMO
- Rocketship Public Schools14 schools · CMO
- Magnolia Public Schools13 schools · CMO
- ICEF Public Schools9 schools · CMO
Top California charter authorizers
- LOS ANGELES UNIFIED51 schools authorized
- CAMPBELL UNION11 schools authorized
- KINGSBURG ELEMENTARY CHARTER7 schools authorized
- PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED5 schools authorized
- RINCON VALLEY UNION ELEMENTARY5 schools authorized
Cities with the most California charter schools
- Los Angeles(166)
- San Jose(46)
- San Diego(45)
- Sacramento(36)
- Oakland(34)
- Stockton(29)
- Santa Rosa(23)
- Fresno(20)
- Chula Vista(15)
- Petaluma(14)
Recent California charter school closures
- Agnes J. Johnson Charter2026-02-28
Weott
Palmdale
- Achieve Charter High2025-06-30
Chico
- Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.2025-06-30
Paradise
Los Angeles
See the full closure timeline for state-by-state breakdowns by year.
All California charter schools
- 100 Black Men of the Bay Area CommunityOakland · closed
- 101 ElementaryVictorville · closed
- A Touch of Love AcademyTracy · closed
- A. Phillip Randolph Leadership Academy CharterSan Diego · closed
- Abernathy Collegiate CharterTehachapi · closed
- ABLE CharterStockton · open
- Abraxis CharterSanta Rosa · closed
- Acacia Elementary CharterStockton · closed
- Acacia Middle CharterStockton · closed
- Academia Avance CharterHighland Park · open
- Academia ModernaWalnut Park · open
- Academics & Responsibility CharterHesperia · closed
- Academies of the Antelope ValleyQuartz Hill · open
- Academy CharterFresno · closed
- Academy for Academic Excellence (Char)Apple Valley · closed
- Academy for Career Education CharterWheatland · closed
- Academy for Recording ArtsHawthorne · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: Del Mar Elementary (K-5)Thousand Oaks · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: El Cajon Elementary (K-5)Thousand Oaks · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: El Cajon Middle and High (6-12)Thousand Oaks · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: Los Angeles (9-12)Encino · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: Los Angeles (K-8)Encino · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: Oxnard & VenturaWestlake Village · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: SonomaThousand Oaks · closed
- Academy of Arts and Sciences: Thousand Oaks & Simi ValleyWestlake Village · closed
- Academy of Careers and ExplorationHelendale · open
- Academy Of Creative Technologies - Antelope ValleyPalmdale · closed
- Academy of Culture and TechnologyPomona · closed
- Academy of Media ArtsLos Angeles · closed
- Academy of Personalized LearningRedding · closed
- Academy of Science and EngineeringLos Angeles · closed
- AcceleratedLos Angeles · open
- Accelerated Charter ElementaryLos Angeles · open
- Accelerated Charter HighTulare · open
- ACE Alum RockSan Jose · closed
- ACE Charter HighSan Jose · open
- ACE Empower AcademySan Jose · open
- ACE Esperanza MiddleSan Jose · open
- ACE Inspire AcademySan Jose · open
- Achieve AcademyOakland · open
- Achieve CharterParadise · open
- Achieve Charter HighChico · closed
- Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.Paradise · closed
- Acorn to Oaks CharterCottonwood · closed
- Acorns to OaksAnderson · closed
- Adelante CharterSanta Barbara · open
- Adelanto Charter AcademyVictorville · closed
- Advanced Instructional Model (AIM)Elk Grove · closed
- Advanced Learning AcademySanta Ana · open
- Advent AcademyMorgan Hill · closed
- AeroSTEM AcademyYuba City · open
- Agnes J. Johnson CharterWeott · closed
- AIMS College Prep HighOakland · open
- AIMS College Prep MiddleOakland · open
- Alain Leroy Locke 3 College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles · open
- Alameda Community Learning CenterAlameda · open
- Albert Einstein AcademiesSan Diego · open
- Albert Einstein Academy Charter ElementarySan Diego · closed
- Albert Einstein Academy ElementarySanta Clarita · closed
- Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts & Sciences - Agua Dulce Partnership AcademyAgua Dulce · closed
- Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts & Sciences - OdysseyBeverly Hills · closed
- Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and SciencesSanta Clarita · closed
- Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences - Ventura CountyThousand Oaks · closed
- Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences-STEAMValencia · closed
- Albor CharterSanta Ana · closed
- Alder Grove Charter School 2Eureka · open
- Alfred B. Nobel Charter MiddleNorthridge · open
- Alianza CharterWatsonville · open
- All Tribes CharterValley Center · open
- All Tribes Elementary CharterValley Center · open
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - ThriveChino · open
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive, FontanaFontana · open
- Alliance Alice M. Baxter College-Ready HighSan Pedro · closed
- Alliance Christine O'Donovan Middle AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance College-Ready Academy High No. 7Los Angeles · closed
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12Los Angeles · open
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4Los Angeles · open
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 5Los Angeles · closed
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 7Los Angeles · closed
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8Los Angeles · open
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready HighHuntington Park · open
- Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 ComplexLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Jack H. Skirball MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Kory Hunter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Leichtman-Levine FF HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and ScienceLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy HighHuntington Park · open
- Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 ComplexSun Valley · open
- Alliance Morgan McKinzie HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 ComplexLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership AcademyLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services AcademyLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Richard Merkin MiddleLos Angeles · closed
- Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Ted K. Tajima HighLos Angeles · open
- Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology HighLos Angeles · closed
- Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership AcademyLos Angeles · open
- Alma Fuerte PublicPasadena · open
- Almond Acres Charter AcademyPaso Robles · open
- Alpha CharterElverta · closed
- Alpha Cindy Avitia HighSan Jose · open
- Alpha: Blanca AlvaradoSan Jose · open
- Alpha: Cornerstone Academy PreparatorySan Jose · open
- Alpha: Jose HernandezSan Jose · open
- Alta Vista Community CharterAuburn · closed
- Alta Vista Innovation HighHesperia · open
- Alta Vista PublicHesperia · closed
- Alta Vista South Public CharterSan Bernardino · closed
- Alternative Cooperative Education CharterVacaville · closed
- Alternative Education Learning Center CharterEl Cerrito · closed
- Alternatives in ActionOakland · open
- Altus Schools AudeoSan Diego · open
- Altus Schools Charter School of San DiegoSan Diego · open
- Altus Schools Coachella ValleyPalm Desert · open
- Altus Schools CoastalOceanside · open
- Altus Schools East CountyEl Cajon · open
- Altus Schools MirusHesperia · open
- Altus Schools North CountyEscondido · open
- Altus Schools South BayChula Vista · open
- Alvina Elementary CharterCaruthers · open
- Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public CharterFresno · open
- Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez Public CharterFresno · closed
- America's Finest CharterSan Diego · open
- American Indian AcademyMcKinleyville · closed
- American Indian Public Charter School IIOakland · open
- American River CharterGeorgetown · open
- American River Collegiate AcademyOrangevale · open
- Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory of North AmericaLos Angeles · open
- Anchor Academy CharterFresno · closed
- Anderson New Technology HighAnderson · open
- Anderson Valley Charter NetworkBoonville · closed
- Animo City of Champions Charter HighInglewood · open
- Animo College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Compton CharterLos Angeles · open
- Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Animo Film and Theater Arts Charter HighLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Florence-Firestone Charter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Animo Inglewood Charter HighInglewood · open
- Animo Jackie Robinson HighLos Angeles · open
- Animo James B. Taylor Charter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Animo Jefferson Charter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Animo Justice Charter HighLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Leadership HighInglewood · open
- Animo Legacy Charter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Animo Locke ACE AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Locke Charter High School #3Los Angeles · closed
- Animo Locke II College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Locke Technology HighLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Mae Jemison Charter MiddleLos Angeles · open
- Animo Pat BrownLos Angeles · open
- Animo Phillis Wheatley Charter MiddleLos Angeles · closed
- Animo Ralph Bunche Charter HighLos Angeles · open
- Animo South Los Angeles CharterLos Angeles · open
- Animo Venice Charter HighVenice · open
- Animo Watts College Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles · open
- Animo Westside Charter MiddleLos Angeles · closed
- Antecello Preparatory AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Antelope Valley Desert Montessori Schools, Inc.Lancaster · closed
- Antelope Valley Learning AcademyPalmdale · open
- Antelope View CharterAntelope · closed
- Antioch Charter AcademyAntioch · open
- Antioch Charter Academy IIAntioch · open
- APEX AcademyLos Angeles · closed
- Apple Academy Charter PublicLos Angeles · closed
- Ararat CharterVan Nuys · open
- Architecture, Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE)Camarillo · open
- Archway AcademyModesto · closed
- Arete Charter AcademyGrass Valley · open
- ARISE HighOakland · open
- Arroyo Paseo Charter HighSan Diego · closed
- Arroyo Vista CharterChula Vista · open
- Art's CharterRedding · closed
- Arts & Ethics Academy WASC Accredited Charter HighSanta Rosa · closed
- Arts In Action Community CharterLos Angeles · open
- Arts in Action Community MiddleLos Angeles · open
- ASA CharterSan Bernardino · open
- AscendOakland · open
- Aspen Meadow PublicFresno · open
- Aspen Ridge PublicFresno · open
- Aspen Valley Prep AcademyFresno · open
- Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory AcademySacramento · open
- Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary AcademySacramento · open
- Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo AcademyHuntington Park · open
- Aspire APEX AcademyStockton · open
- Aspire Arts & Sciences AcademyStockton · open
- Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory AcademyStockton · open
- Aspire Benjamin Holt MiddleStockton · open
- Aspire Berkley Maynard AcademyOakland · open
- Aspire California College Preparatory AcademyBerkeley · closed
- Aspire Capitol Heights AcademySacramento · open
- Aspire Centennial College Preparatory AcademyHuntington Park · open
- Aspire College AcademyOakland · open
- Aspire East Palo Alto CharterEast Palo Alto · open
- Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix AcademyEast Palo Alto · closed
- Aspire ERES AcademyOakland · closed
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