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Posted February 19, 2009

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I went to CTA from 2004 and graduated in 2008. I'm now in my second semester at San Diego State University. In the beginning, CTA was awesome, great equipment, good projects, teachers, the works. Somewhere along the line, maybe around sophmore year, the student body changed. It was mostly the incoming freshmen, but it seemed like nobody wanted to really learn. Kids going to school just to go. In my last construction class I ran into 3 juniors who could not read a tape measure. If that's not sad I don't know what is. Most of the teachers do a great job in teaching, and there are very few who do a poor job of 'teaching'. Just like this parent said, myself and other kids on the right track hardly got help from counselors because there was always someone in their office being 'disciplined'. Good luck without Mr. Hillegas.
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Posted February 29, 2008

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I have a senior that has been at CTA since 2004 the first year that KHS was a complex. He has done well but he would do well at any school. He is fortunate that has a parent that cares and is informed. The principal of this school is one of the best!! The counseling department in this school is poor. They tend to make discipline the main focus. In 4 yrs my son has not worked with a counselor unless it was requested. They, counselors, have done nothing for this student. The teachers in this school are excellent. I would recommend this school highly but I suggest you keep track of requirements and be your child's advocate.
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Posted March 15, 2007

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CTA is an amazing school from the principal to the teachers to the students. We have two sons that attend CTA and we made the decision to transfer one from private and the other from a charter school to bring them to CTA. We are very impressed with the small school concept and the real world application that most of the lessons and concepts incororate.
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Posted February 20, 2007

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The Academic program is amazing! Students learn how to apply the regular subjects of high school to work related skills like writing a resume, speaking in public or running a project. It's a 'Small Learning Community' so every teacher in the school knows almost all of the students.
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GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »

	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	54%	49%
White	17%	28%
African American	14%	7%
Asian	11%	8%
Filipino	4%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	22%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	73%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	84%	85%
Vietnamese	5%	2%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	4%	1%
All other non-English languages	1%	1%
Arabic	1%	1%
Cantonese	1%	2%
Hmong	1%	1%
Korean	1%	1%
Lao	1%	0%
Mixteco	1%	0%
Somali	1%	0%

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	9	N/A	11
Average years teaching	9	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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7651 Wellington Way
San Diego, CA 92111
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Males	24%
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Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
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Males	37%
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Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
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Males	33%
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Filipino	n/a
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Pacific Islander	n/a
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Males	81%
African American	73%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	78%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	91%
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Non-economically disadvantaged	85%
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	31%
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	62%
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All Students	83%
Females	80%
Males	83%
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Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	31%
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	71%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
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