Compare South Bay-eligible charter schools
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| Charter | Ages | Funding | Secular curriculum required | Enrollment window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Academy | K-12 (site references TK-12 on its own site; CDE lists K-12) | unconfirmed; not found on theblueridgeacademy.com pages checked | Unconfirmed | unconfirmed |
| Compass Charter Schools | TK/K-12 (exact span not confirmed per grade band) | unconfirmed; Compass's own enrollment FAQ confirms instructional funds exist ('Half of the funds may be used during the first semester...') but does not state a dollar figure on the pages checked (as of 2026-09-17) | Yes | 2026-2027 lottery applications were due 2026-02-26 at 4pm; waiting list applications currently being accepted |
| Excel Academy Charter (Helendale-authorized entity) | K-12 | unconfirmed; excelacademy.education/enroll/ confirms 'Instructional Funds: Yes' but states no dollar figure on the page fetched (as of 2026-09-17) | Unconfirmed | As of 2026-09-17, Excel Academy's enroll page states: 'Excel Academy has reached waitlist status across all counties. Families can fill out a form below to join our interest list.' |
| Golden Valley Charter School | TK-12 | unconfirmed on this school's own site; a search-engine summary (not independently opened) reported TK-5: $3,200, 6-8: ~$3,400, 9-12: $4,000, but could not confirm this figure belongs to the Ventura Golden Valley Charter rather than the Folsom/Sacramento charter of the same name | Unconfirmed | unconfirmed for this school (the fetched Enrollment page turned out to belong to the Folsom/Sacramento Golden Valley Charter, with January-February open enrollment, PIMs, and late-March lottery notification for that district, NOT this Ventura school) |
| iLEAD Exploration | TK-12 | Reported elsewhere (secondary, not opened on iLEAD's own site) as TK/K $2,600, grades 1-8 $3,100, high school $3,500 (as of cited by secondary source as of 2025-05-02) | Yes | unconfirmed |
| Method Schools (Los Angeles / Method LA) | TK-12 | $1,500 per student per year, flat across TK-5, 6-8, and 9-12, prorated by enrollment date (as of 2026-09-17) | Unconfirmed | Year-round, continuous enrollment; 2026-27 school year begins 2026-07-01 per secondary summary of methodschools.org/enroll-now-0 |
| Sage Oak Charter Schools | TK-12 | unconfirmed current amount. A 2021-era source states TK-K instructional funds were reduced from $2,700 to $2,200 starting 2021-22; current 2026-27 figures not found on Sage Oak's own site in pages checked. (as of 2021-22 school year (stale)) | Unconfirmed | unconfirmed |