Academy for Academic Excellence
The Academy for Academic Excellence is a K-12 public charter school located in Apple Valley, California. The school was first chartered in 1997 by the Apple Valley Unified School District. The school currently operates one site, Grades Tk-12. Although started as an independent study school, the Academy for Academic Excellence has become a full-time school that operates as most traditional schools do.
The AAE has demonstrated a significant increase in state testing results each year. The AAE is also the only public charter school in the state of California with an AFJROTC program, instructed by Colonel George Armstrong, and Master Sergeant Harold Padua. By 2009, one third of AAE high school students were enrolled in the AFJROTC program. The AAE is also received a full-term accreditation from WASC in 2005, and received a California Distinguished School Award in 2007. Most recently, the AAE was named a Certified Charter School by the California Charter Schools Association. Only 39 charter schools in California have received this recognition. In 2014, the AAE was voted as Best Elementary, Best Middle School and Best High School by readers of the Daily Press.
