Escondido Charter High School

Escondido Charter High School
Education is Our Business
Address
1868 East Valley Parkway Escondido, California 92027 United States
Coordinates	33°08′13″N 117°03′18″W / 33.137°N 117.055°W
Information
Type	Public charter high school
Established	1996
School board	ECHS Board of Directors
School district	Escondido Union High School District
Executive Director	Shawn Roner
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	400 TCP, 300 ILP
Average class size	20
Campus	Academic buildings, 6,500 sq. ft library, lacrosse/soccer/football fields, indoor gymnasium, theater, student union, and outdoor courtyards[1]
Campus size	7.8-acre (32,000 m^2)
Color(s)	Maroon, white and Black
Sports	Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Wrestling, Volleyball, Swimming, Football, Softball, Golf
Mascot	White Tiger
Rivals	Classical Academy
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Newspaper	The Charterian
Website	http://www.echs.org/

Escondido Charter High School (colloquially referred to as Charter) is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school for grades 9–12 located in Escondido, California. The school opened in 1996 with only 30 students. Since then, the student population has grown to almost 400 in the traditional preparatory program, with over 500 students attending the independent learning program. A Charter education is grounded in a classical "back to basics learning," and the importance of pupil-faculty intellectual discourse. Most classes maintain an average size of 20 students per class.

Academics

Students must complete and pass the California High School Exit Exam, in addition to a final senior thesis that must be sufficiently defended in front of a committee for review.

College Matriculation

Recent Charter graduates have matriculated at the following schools:

• Auburn University
• Baylor University
• University of California, Berkeley
• Biola University
• Brigham Young University, Idaho
• Brigham Young University
• Brown University
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• California Institute of Technology
• Dartmouth College
• Davidson College
• University of California, Davis
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Florida State University
• The George Washington University
• Harvey Mudd College
• University of California, Irvine
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Oregon
• Pepperdine University
• Princeton University
• University of California, Riverside
• Saint Mary's College of California
• San Diego State University
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• Santa Clara University
• Southern Methodist University
• University of Southern California
• Smith College
• Stanford University
• Syracuse University
• University of California, San Diego
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Texas A&M
• Tulane University
• University of San Diego
• University of Virginia
• Westmont College

Programs

• Traditional Classroom Program (TCP)
• Individualized Learning Program (ILP)
• Individualized Classroom Program (ICP)

FIRST LEGO League

Every Fall, Escondido Charter High School hosts a FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament that brings on average 23 teams a year. The top eight teams go on to Legoland California for the regional championships. The top team out of 50+ teams at Legoland goes on to St. Louis, MO for the World Championships. The ECHS QT champions were 3053 RSF Maze Runners from Rancho Santa Fe, CA and 4977 Brain Busters from Escondido, CA. Team 4914 The Avocado Androids from Fallbrook, CA was the runner-up.

References

1. Gonzalez, Blanca (2003-08-01). "Charter campus set to open". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
2. Western Association of Schools and Colleges Directory of Accredited Schools 2005-2006

External links

• American Heritage Charter Schools
• Traditional Classroom Program
• Individualized Learning Program
• Individualized Classroom Program