Original Research by School Decision on Science Is Fun and Awesome Learning Academy Charter School
Science is Fun and Awesome Learning Academy Charter School, known publicly as SiFA, is a middle-grades charter school serving sixth through eighth graders on Guam. The most pressing thing any family considering enrollment needs to know right now is that the school does not have a permanent campus.
The school's long-standing Tiyan campus became the subject of a lease dispute with its landlord, and SiFA agreed to vacate that property by the end of June 2025. What followed, as publicly reported by The Guam Daily Post, was a search for interim solutions. A decommissioned elementary school campus was discussed as a temporary option for the current school year, described at the time as a site that would not allow for growth. Students ultimately began the school year at the Guam Community College campus in Mangilao, housed in classroom buildings there while the school continued looking for a permanent location. That ongoing search, with the student body displaced from a facility it had used for years, is the central practical reality shaping daily life at SiFA right now.
On academics, the data available for this profile is sparse. State assessment results were not available in what was provided, so no characterization of proficiency can be offered. The comparison metrics across Guam's districts, which would allow placement of SiFA alongside the island's other district-level entities, were also not available. Enrollment figures, demographic breakdowns, information about students with IEPs or English learners, free and reduced-price lunch participation, and per-pupil spending figures were all absent from the data. The school's program offerings were not reported either. What can be said is that the school serves only the middle grades, so measures like graduation rate do not apply here and their absence does not reflect academic outcomes.
The school sits within a small comparison universe, with only a handful of district-level entities on Guam. Beyond that framing, a meaningful positioning against peers is not possible given the gaps in what was reported.
For a family weighing this school, the campus situation warrants direct inquiry. Parents should ask the school specifically where students will be housed throughout the coming year, what the timeline looks like for securing a permanent site, and how instructional space, facilities, and extracurricular life are being managed in the interim. A temporary arrangement on a community college campus can work, but the uncertainty around permanence is a real consideration, particularly for a student who will be at SiFA for three consecutive years. On academics and program quality, the data simply was not available here, and families would benefit from asking the school directly for any testing results, course offerings, and information about how the campus transition has affected instruction.
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