Charter

Surrounded by almond orchards, Hart-Ransom Academic Charter School (HRACS) is nestled in the western portion of Modesto, California.  The 80th Charter School started in California, the school opened in 1995 as a Kindergarten through 8th-grade traditional homeschool model with an enrollment of 65 students occupying a single building (now used as the board room). 

Today, the school serves over 550 students from TK through High School. It occupies two spacious sites, where families can meet with their assigned teacher and participate in optional onsite enrichments or activities. The original HRACS Home-based learning program has also evolved to meet the needs of the student body to include traditional homeschool, online, or a blend of the two models.

Families that participate in the HRACS school program are embraced with a strong focus on academics combined with a warm, supportive, and communicative atmosphere created by the staff.  Students are supported by a team that includes their parents, who are their primary teachers, and their advisory teacher; a credentialed teacher who monitors their progress and assists the parents with instructional planning. 

In addition, school support includes the principal office staff, resource specialist and district-wide services such as the speech therapist, psychologist, counselor, and nurse.  The strong commitment to excellence, and academics, is reinforced by having the parents sign a Master Agreement each year. This commits the parents to meet regularly with an Advisory Teacher, turn in monthly lesson plan projections, and participate in standardized testing.  Students are assessed in all content areas, and state-aligned curriculum is matched to the student’s individual needs.