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Cambridge Virtual Academy

Grades 7-12Alternative School2024–25 data
Anaheim Union HighAnaheim, Orange County92804
📍 830 South Dale Street📞 (714) 999-7757🌐 Website
Alternative school — serves students who benefit from a non-traditional educational setting. Scores are not directly comparable to comprehensive schools.
Solid
64/100
Solid — 81st percentile statewide
#327 of 1,739 CA high schools
↓ 15.6 pts since 2022
💪 Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement. Above-average investment supporting strong, consistent results

School Climate
92% of students attend consistently
Chronic absenteeism: 8.0% (state avg: 32.1%)
"Attend consistently" means missing ≤10% of school days (the chronic absenteeism threshold).
Minimal suspensions
1.0% suspension rate (state avg: 4.0%)
Share of students who received at least one suspension during the year.
Source: California Dept. of Education, 2024–25See breakdown by student group →

What the numbers actually mean

Most rating sites report "56% proficient" and stop there. We think that number deserves more context — here's what we found when we looked deeper:

30.6% of students exceeded standard? Level 4 on California's CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment — the state defines four levels: Not Met, Nearly Met, Met, and Exceeded. while 25.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 15.1 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 10.8 points above the Anaheim Union High district average of 19.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

CDE CAASPP 2025
Cambridge Virtual Academy
31%
26%
California average
15%
19%
ExceededMet onlyBelow

The graduation rate is 97.3% — above the state target. 80.6% of students complete A-G requirements ? A-G refers to 15 courses across 7 subject areas (History, English, Math, Science, Language, Visual/Performing Arts, and College Prep Electives) required for UC and CSU admission eligibility. for UC/CSU eligibility. 84.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism? Missing 10%+ of enrolled school days. This is an official California Dashboard accountability indicator. is 8.0%, better than the state average of 32.1%.

CDE Attendance 2025

Data you won't find on other sites: School-level per-pupil spending (not just district averages) · Current-year 2025 data direct from CDE · The exceeded vs. met split that most rating sites collapse into one number

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters → · Scope Score is SchoolScope's analysis of CDE data — not an official CDE rating. How we built this score (and what it misses) →

No single score captures a school. This is a starting point — visit, ask questions, trust your instincts.

▸ What this score doesn't capture
  • — Teaching quality, classroom culture, and how teachers connect with students
  • — Arts, athletics, extracurriculars, and enrichment programs
  • — How well the school serves students with IEPs or gifted learners
  • — Parent community engagement and satisfaction
  • — Whether the curriculum aligns with your family's values
  • — Growth data unavailable for this school — the score overweights proficiency, which tends to correlate with household income

Most of our data is updated once per year and may reflect the prior school year.

Before you visit
Questions worth asking and signals worth checking
What to verify
✓81st percentile performance with 72% economically disadvantaged students — this is genuinely hard to achieve and reflects real school quality, not demographic advantage.
Who this school is great for
✓Families where consistent attendance and school culture matter — absenteeism is well below state average
✓Families who value a smaller school community — 132 students
✓Families looking for a low-discipline-incident environment
△Worth checking: Broadly strong — visit to confirm teaching style fits your child's learning preferences
These reflect data patterns, not guarantees. Your child's experience will depend on their teacher, grade, and classroom — things no score captures.
Score Factors
Academic Performance
✓Graduation rate: 97.3%
9.7pp above state avg (state avg 87.6%)
25% weight

Graduation rate is the most fundamental high school outcome measure.

Limitation: Adjusted cohort method may not capture students who transfer or complete via alternative paths.

CDE Graduation 2025
✓Exceeded standard: 30.6%
15.1pp above state avg (state avg 15.5%)
22% weight

Exceeded rate gets the highest weight because it separates schools that clear the bar from those that raise it.

Limitation: Reflects tested students only — opt-out rates are not published by CDE.

CDE CAASPP 2025
✓Met or exceeded: 56.1%
21.5pp above state avg (state avg 34.6%)
18% weight

Overall proficiency provides the broadest measure of academic achievement.

Limitation: Combines ‘met’ and ‘exceeded’ — the gap between them matters more than either alone.

CDE CAASPP 2025
Holding back
▼College readiness: 29.0%
AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.5%)
20% weight

College readiness shows how well a school prepares students for post-secondary success.

Limitation: Uses AP pass rate or A-G completion as proxy — doesn’t capture trade or vocational readiness.

CDE College/Career 2025
School Climate
✓Chronic absenteeism: 8.0%
24.1pp below state avg (state avg 32.1%)
5% weight

Absenteeism reflects school culture and family engagement — an official CA Dashboard accountability indicator.

Limitation: 10% threshold is the same for all schools regardless of demographics or geography.

CDE Attendance 2025
✓Suspension rate: 1.0%
3.1pp below state avg (state avg 4.0%)
5% weight

Low suspension rates correlate with positive school culture and restorative practices.

Limitation: Schools may differ in reporting practices — some underreport to improve metrics.

CDE Discipline 2025
✓EL proficiency (ELPAC): 28.6%
11.8pp above state avg (state avg 16.8%)
5% weight

ELPAC Level 4 measures how well a school develops English proficiency — a school-quality signal for its EL population.

Limitation: Only available for schools with English Learner students. Weight redistributes to other dimensions when not applicable.

CDE ELPAC 2025
We make judgment calls about what matters. We believe exceeded scores reveal more than proficiency alone, and that growth matters more than raw test results. Reasonable people could weight these differently — and that's fine. The factors above show exactly what we weighted and why, so you can decide where you agree and where you'd adjust. The high school Scope Score uses 7 dimensions. How we built this score (and what it misses) →

The Scope Score emphasizes academic performance. It weights test proficiency, the exceeded-vs-met gap, and growth trajectory most heavily. If your family prioritizes arts, athletics, school culture, or teaching philosophy, this score captures some of that indirectly (through absenteeism and suspension) but not all of it. Different families should weight these dimensions differently — the score factors above let you see exactly what drives this number.

How to use this
  • –Use for long-term academic patterns, not this week's classroom experience
  • –Verify with a recent visit — scores can't capture a school mid-transformation
  • –Combine with local context — talk to parents, attend a school board meeting, trust your gut
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic54.5%
White19.7%
Asian13.6%
Black5.3%
Other6.8%
GenderFemale 56.1%Male 43.9%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
132
1,318 below CA avg (~1,450)
Free/Reduced Lunch
72%
8pp above CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
5 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$22,424
District avg: $14,929 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
28.6% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$63,781 – $139,964
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Cambridge Virtual Academy in Anaheim, 51.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 36.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Cambridge Virtual Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (54.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 96 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Hispanic−6.7pp
29.8% vs 36.5% overall · n=72
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · Low-Income−4.8pp
50.5% vs 55.3% overall · n=96
ELA Exceeded · Hispanic−4.3pp
13.0% vs 17.3% overall · n=72
Math Exceeded · Hispanic−8.6pp
12.0% vs 20.6% overall · n=72

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income96 tested
ELA 51.0%·Math 32.3%· +14.4pp vs district
Hispanic72 tested
ELA 54.2%·Math 29.2%· +22.9pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 64%Support 32%Other 4%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$76K
$9K below CA median
Median Home Value
$661K
$2K above CA median
Bachelor's+
23%
12pp below CA avg
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
16.6 years avg experience
24 teachers · 4% second-year
Teacher Credentials
99% fully credentialed
AP Courses Offered
1 AP courses
9 students qualified via AP exam

Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

4-year trend

7964'22'23'24'25
↓ 15.6 points since 2022
Rank: #218 → #270 → #177 → #327Exceeded: 30% → 20% → 38% → 31%
2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · Scope Score based on CAASPP, absenteeism & suspension data

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
97.3%
AP Exam Prepared
29.0%
A-G Completion? A-G refers to 15 courses across 7 subject areas (History, English, Math, Science, Language, Visual/Performing Arts, and College Prep Electives) required for UC and CSU admission eligibility.
80.6%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
84.6%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

How Cambridge Virtual Academy compares

Cambridge Virtual Academy vs. California averages — 2025 CAASPP data
MetricThis schoolCA avg
Exceeded Standard30.6%15.5%
Met or Exceeded56.1%34.6%
Chronic Absenteeism8.0%32.1%
Suspension Rate1.0%4.0%

Source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025 · Analyzed by SchoolScope

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
7th2718.5%37.0%14.8%29.6%55.6%
8th422.4%35.7%23.8%38.1%38.1%
11th4930.6%40.8%14.3%14.3%71.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
7th2718.5%29.6%25.9%25.9%48.1%
8th4211.9%9.5%26.2%52.4%21.4%
11th4930.6%10.2%24.5%34.7%40.8%

Science scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th937.5%29.0%51.6%11.8%36.6%

93 students tested · CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually like ELA/Math. Not included in the Scope Score. · Data source: CDE CAST 2025

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
No feeder data available for this level
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High School
Cambridge Virtual Academy
64/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Schools nearby

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

Speech & Language Development Center
Holder St · Nonsectarian · Grades 1-12 · 155 students
10:1Private2.4 mi
Acaciawood Preparatory Academy
W La Palma Ave · Nonsectarian · Grades 1-12 · 94 students
7:1Private1.9 mi
Rossier Park School
Knott Ave · Nonsectarian · Grades 9-12 · 90 students
7:1Private3 mi
Del Sol School, Inc
Myra Ave · Nonsectarian · Grades 3-12 · 34 students
7:1Private3.2 mi
Guide Academy
S Citron St · Nonsectarian · Grades Pre-K-9 · 31 students
6:1Private3.6 mi

Frequently asked questions

Is Cambridge Virtual Academy a good high school?
Cambridge Virtual Academy has a Scope Score of 64 out of 100, placing it in the 81st percentile of California high schools and ranked #327 statewide. 30.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 15.1 percentage points above the California average of 15.5%. The Scope Score weights five dimensions: the exceeded-vs-met split (45%), proficiency (25%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Cambridge Virtual Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 56.1% of students at Cambridge Virtual Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 30.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 30.6% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 98 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Cambridge Virtual Academy rank in California?
Cambridge Virtual Academy ranks #327 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 81st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Cambridge Virtual Academy?
8.0% of students at Cambridge Virtual Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 32.1%. The suspension rate is 1.0%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Cambridge Virtual Academy compare to other schools in Anaheim?
Cambridge Virtual Academy scores 64/100 (81st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 132 students. Use the schools in Anaheim page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Cambridge Virtual Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Cambridge Virtual Academy in Anaheim, 51.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 36.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Cambridge Virtual Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (54.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 96 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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