Escondido Charter High School

Escondido Charter High School
Address
1868 East Valley Parkway Escondido , California 92027 United States
Coordinates	33.137°N 117.055°W / 33.137; -117.055
Information
Type	Public charter high school
Motto	Education is Our Business
Established	1996
School board	ECHS Board of Directors
School district	Escondido Union High School District
Executive Director	Shawn Roner, M.A.
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	765 (2015-16)
Average class size	20
Campus	Academic buildings, 6,500 sq. ft library, lacrosse/soccer/football fields, indoor gymnasium, theater, student union, and outdoor courtyards
Campus size	7.8-acre (32,000 m2)
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
Newspaper	The Charterian
Website	https://echs.amhcs.org/

Escondido Charter High School (colloquially referred to as Charter and ECHS) 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
• Cal State, Channel Islands
• California Institute of Technology
• Carleton College
• Dartmouth College
• Davidson College
• Duke University
• University of California, Davis
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Florida State University
• The George Washington University
• Georgetown University
• Gettysburg College
• 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
• University of Pennsylvania
• 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
• Vassar College
• Westmont College
• Yale University

Programs

• Traditional Classroom Program (TCP)
• Flex 1:1 (pronounced "one on one")(Previously known as the "ILP" (Individualized Learning Program) program)
• Flex 4-Day Program (previously ICP)

See also

• Dual Enrollment

External links

• American Heritage Charter Schools
• Escondido Charter High School Facebook
• Escondido Charter High School Independent Learning Program Facebook