Click here to read the article in the U-T which mentions The O’Farrell Charter School as the only public school in San Diego County to have a perfect four-year graduation rate and a 100 percent rate of graduates who fulfilled course requirements for admission to the University of California and California State University.

The attendance challenge will begin on the first day of school:

Perfect Attendance-No absences or tardies
Excellent Attendance-No more than 3 absences

At the end of the year, all students with perfect or excellent attendance will receive the California State Seal Award. Students with perfect attendance will be invited to participate in a special recognition ceremony.

The O’Farrell Charter School and Ingenuity Charter School will hold a community feedback forum for all interested stakeholders to review and provide feedback on The OCS and Ingenuity Comprehensive Safety Plans and Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP).

DATE: Monday February 10, 2020
TIME: 4:30 P.M.
LOCATION: OCS LIBRARY

The O'Farrell High School performs better than almost all San Diego Unified High Schools, and scores among the top schools in the state!

Student score reports are now available electronically via the PowerSchool parent portal. Hard copies are available upon request in the main office.

We are pleased to announce that our school has been selected to participate in the state field test of the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California. Click on the picture for more information.

We are excited to share that The O’Farrell Charter School has been named an AVID Schoolwide Site of Distinction. This designation represents the highest level of AVID implementation fidelity demonstrating excellence in instructional practice and the promotion of college readiness schoolwide. Congratulations to our staff and students. We are proud of the hard work we do in our classrooms!

In reviewing its mission, Hands United for Children's Board of Trustees set the goal of assisting a domestic U.S. school to develop facilities and programs for less privileged children. A sideline discussion between soccer dads about education began the process of exploration leading to our selection of the The O'Farrell Charter School as Hands United for Children's domestic education project for 2012 and beyond.

The O'Farrell School's unique vision and situation fit perfectly into the goals of Hands United. Namely, they are determined to provide a top education to students who are frequently left behind in the American educational system. The elements which led us to select O'Farrell are as follows.