Academy for Academic Excellence

The Academy for Academic Excellence (AAE) 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, (Mojave River Campus) 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 Lewis Center For Educational Research
Address
17500 Mana Road Apple Valley , California United States
Information
Established	1997
Founder	Layne Johnston
School district	Apple Valley Unified School District
Faculty	62.82 (FTE)[1]
Grades	TK-12
Enrollment	1,447 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.03[1]
Campus	Mojave River Campus
Color(s)	Blue, White, and Orange
Mascot	Knights
Nickname	AAE
Website	http://www.lewiscenter.org

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, (former U.S Air Force Pilot) (Ret) and Master Sergeant Harold Padua (Ret).[2] 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.[3] 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.