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AIMS was founded in Oakland in 1996 as the American Indian Public Charter School to educate Native American students in 6th through 8th grades. ... But some of Chavis' detractors say that demographic changes — the chain went from mostly Native American to mostly Asian-American — may have contributed to the schools' successes. Critics ...

5-8. Enrollment. 196 (2015 [1]) American Indian Public Charter School or AIPCS is an Oakland, California charter middle school with predominantly low-income, minority students. It opened in 1996 and struggled over the next few years until a turnaround after 2000 brought up enrollment numbers and test scores. By 2005, the AIPCS students achieved ...

To date, AIMS K-12 currently serves approximately 1300 students. as American Indian Public Charter School (AIPCS). It was a middle school with less than 100 students. AIMS is the second public charter school in Oakland. The first public school in Oakland to win the Blue Ribbon Award. American Indian Public High School (AIPHS) was founded.