Delta Charter High School was originally founded in response to the expressed desire of parents and students for a more personalized approach to learning. The school opened in the fall of 2001 with 18 students, and graduated its first senior class of 7 students in the spring of 2002.  Since the opening of our school, it has grown to a graduation class of over 130.

DCHS serves those students who reside in San Joaquin County and the adjacent counties of Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus. The vast majority of DCHS students reside in and around the San Joaquin County cities of Tracy, Stockton, and Manteca and in and around the Stanislaus County cities of Modesto and Patterson. 

DCHS enjoys a diversified social, cultural, and economic base.  Delta Charter High School is part of the New Jerusalem School District, which consists of a K-8 elementary school and a K-12 charter school with two programs: K-8 elementary and 9-12 high school.  Delta Charter High School has an enrollment of 300+ students in grades nine through twelve, with the student population reflecting the diversity found in the ethnic, cultural, and economic realities of our service area. DCHS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is certified by the California Association of Charter Schools (CACS).  Delta Charter High School is affiliated with the California Scholarship Federation, the National Honor Society, and the National Forensic League.

DCHS is a “hybrid” school that combines on-site direct instruction with both independent study and distance learning through a personalized learning model tailored to the needs and interests of each individual student. The faculty is fully NCLB compliant, and is noted for its vast experience, professionalism, warmth, support, and availability to students and their parents.  In conjunction with standards-based instruction, selected faculty members are assigned students as their Educational Coordinators in mentoring them in their academic pursuit. Computer technology is used extensively in providing educational services, academic content and skills training, tutorial assistance, and personal support for our students.