Altus Schools Southern California

Altus Schools Southern California, doing business as Audeo Charter School II, is a tax-exempt nonprofit charter school in San Diego, California that receives federal educational funding as a prime grant recipient and sub-recipient under the Department of Education's Impact Aid Program (Title VII, Section 7003). The organization operates exclusively within the K–12 education funding space and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

Altus Schools' federal award footprint centers on Impact Aid grants supporting instruction in high-poverty schools and students at risk of failing to meet state academic achievement standards. As a prime recipient, the organization holds a project grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education with an award date of October 1, 2025 and ultimate completion date of September 30, 2031. As a sub-recipient, Altus Schools has received three sub-awards from the California Department of Education under the same Impact Aid authority (awards dated May 15, 2025; October 1, 2024; and May 1, 2024), each directed toward teaching and learning improvement in high-poverty schools serving at-risk students.

The organization's federal customer base is concentrated entirely within the Department of Education — all ten awards in the source data flow from that agency. Combined dollars obligated across all prime and sub awards total $1.1 million. Activity has been episodic rather than consistent; the source records one award each in 2009, 2010, and 2011, then two awards each in 2024 and 2025 (most recent dated October 1, 2025). The prime-to-sub split favors direct awards: seven of ten awards (70%) are prime grants or sub-awards where Altus Schools acts as recipient; three (30%) are sub-recipient awards channeled through the California Department of Education. This profile positions Altus Schools as an education operator rather than a federal contractor or service vendor.