DCP began its journey in the summer of 1999 by conducting a pilot program for a small, college-prep high school in downtown San Jose.

• DCP was the first, and remains the only, charter high school in Santa Clara County to focus on low-achieving urban minority students who will be the first in their families to go to college.
• 405 students in grades 9 through 12
• 95% Latino
• 1% African American
• 1% Other
• 3% White
• 33% are English Language Learners
• 65% qualify for free or reduced lunch
• 82% of 9th graders read below the 7th grade level
• 58% of 9th graders read below the 6th grade level
• 52% of 9th graders compute below the 7th grade level
• 20 is the average class size
• 100% of graduates are accepted to four-year colleges

DCP Fact Sheet (pdf)