Uncharted Shores Academy, Crescent City CA

Original Research by School Decision on Uncharted Shores Academy

Uncharted Shores Academy is a small charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Crescent City, a coastal city on California's far north coast. The school's enrollment is small, distributed across nine grade levels, with a student body drawn heavily from the local community.

The school's academic results show a mixed picture across subjects and grade bands. English language arts proficiency runs stronger in the middle grades, particularly in seventh grade where proficiency is notably high. Reading and writing performance is substantially weaker in the early grades (third and fourth), then gains ground in the fifth and sixth grades before reaching peak proficiency in seventh grade, then declining again in eighth grade. Mathematics proficiency is consistently lower across all tested grades, ranging from low double digits in third grade through the low-to-mid range in seventh and eighth grades. Science proficiency, measured in fifth and eighth grade, sits in the moderate range. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index positions it in the top quartile among school entities in Del Norte County, though absolute proficiency numbers indicate most students are not meeting grade-level proficiency standards. Math proficiency represents a particular area where the school may want to examine curriculum, instruction, and student support.

The student demographics reflect the character of Crescent City itself. A substantial majority of the student body is white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, mixed-race, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic diversity in the enrollment.

The school is a charter school, which means it operates under its own governance structure and mission rather than as part of a traditional public school district. As a K-8 school, it does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation data. Staffing, discipline, and attendance data were not available. Data on students with individualized education plans and English learners was not available, making it impossible to characterize special population support.

Crescent City itself is a small coastal community undergoing active planning for housing and downtown growth. The downtown core is compact and walkable, though auto-oriented street design has historically limited pedestrian connectivity. Schools sit on separated campuses rather than integrated into downtown civic life. The local economy is anchored by government and institutional employment, with health care, retail, and service sectors prominent. Pelican Bay State Prison is the region's largest employer. Housing values in the area are modest relative to the California benchmark, and rental costs are similarly moderate, making the community relatively accessible for families by state standards.

Parents considering Uncharted Shores Academy should note that the school's math results warrant direct conversation with school leadership about instructional approaches and support. The strength in seventh-grade reading is worth understanding alongside the fluctuation in other grades. A parent may also want to inquire about the school's approach to serving English learners and students receiving special education services, since that data was not publicly available.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median

Grade 427%

School 27% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 529%

School 29% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 627%

School 27% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 732%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 835%

School 35% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 432%

School 32% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 559%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 656%

School 56% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 775%

School 75% · district not reported

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 852%

School 52% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median

Science

Grade 541%

School 41% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 848%

School 48% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income14%Higher-income46%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income59%0 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income100%50 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income43%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income9%Higher-income27%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income41%24 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income36%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income36%2 pp gap