San Jose Edison School
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San Jose-Edison Academy is a charter school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade in West Covina, California.
[edit] History
San Jose-Edison Academy opened its doors in the Fall of 1998 as a K-5 school, and has since expanded to include a Junior Academy, grades 6-8. SJEA is the 142nd public charter school in the state of California. Originally located on Francisquito Avenue in central West Covina, SJEA moved to its new school site, on Alwood Avenue, in 2004. SJEA is a Charter school managed by Edison Schools, Inc., while maintaining a partnership with the West Covina Unified School District. SJEA currently enrolls 1160 students in grades kindergarten through eight.
- Highest performing school in the West Covina Unified School District
- California Distinguished School
- California Business for Education Excellence Star School
- Edison Double 4-Star School - Awarded three years in a row and only school in the Edison network to achieve this honor
- Title 1 Achieving School – only awarded to 108 schools in California
- Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction - 1 of 5 Edison schools to be honored with this award.