Math
33%Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced
Public high school
Alternative Learning Center
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29% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
SchoolScope archetype
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What this means for your family
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How archetypes are assigned →Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(909) 888-0763
DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified
PrincipalKarma Duffy
GradesK-12
Enrollment34 students
English
29%Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
34Total enrollment
Graduation
—Four-year graduation rate
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grade 11 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15% | 31% |
| 2022 | 0% | 26% |
| 2023 | 4% | 21% |
| 2024 | 17% | 42% |
| 2025 | 33% | 29% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
10%ProficientStandard Met
24%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
19%MinimalStandard Not Met
48%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
14%ProficientStandard Met
14%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
33%MinimalStandard Not Met
38%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Climbed from the 7th to the 22nd percentile since 2019 — past roughly 100 high schools.
Most rating sites would stop at “31% proficient” and call it done. Alternative Learning Center deserves a closer read. Four in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
26 tested · 1 of 1 grade published
Alternative Learning Center scores 44 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 22nd percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 31% of students meet the standard today, above the 23% who did in 2019.
Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 31% | 26% | 21% | 42% | 29% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 15% | 0% | 4% | 17% | 33% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
One in four of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.
ELA27% met or exceeded
Exceeded 15%Met 12%Nearly Met 27%Not Met 46%
Math31% met or exceeded
Exceeded 12%Met 19%Nearly Met 15%Not Met 54%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California high schools · average20% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 12% | 31% | — | — | 24.8% | 1.5% |
| CA average · High School | 54 | 20% | 43% | 92.5% | 43.0% | 23.1% | 3.3% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope4454
% Exceeded12%20%
% Met+31%43%
Grad rate—92.5%
College readiness—43.0%
Absence24.8%23.1%
Suspension1.5%3.3%
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
How every group of students does here
At Alternative Learning Center in San Bernardino, 28.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Alternative Learning Center trails its district average for low-income students by 5.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (33.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.0% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 21 students tested.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 31% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 31%, district —, state 43%31%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 31%, district 28%, state 32%31% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 28%, district 29%, state 32%28% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 42%, district 30%, state 44%42% · +11 vs school
6 of 10 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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Where graduates go
What happens after high school?
See the published graduate records below. Missing destination counts are not treated as zero.
College destinations and the full graduate record
Where graduates go
Context — never part of the Scope Score
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 17 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher17 · district 22
Teaching staff3 teachers
Avg. experience24.0 years
Fully credentialed62%
PrincipalKarma Duffy
ShowHide what the district pays
Teacher salary schedule$67,927 – $136,734
Principal salary$170,815 – $190,823
Superintendent salary$413,775
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 24.8%, district 28.1%, state 23.1%24.8% · +1.8pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.5%, district —, state 3.3%1.5% · −1.7pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1220.4%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $15,957 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$315 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,957, CA average $14,491$15,957 · spent at this school
Federal share$315 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,775 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 62%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$16,530 per pupil
2019$15,782 per pupil
2018$15,714 per pupil
2017$13,451 per pupil
2016$12,603 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
At 34 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino73.5% · district 82.2% · CA 56.1%
White11.8% · district 3.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian2.9% · district 1.2% · CA 10.2%
Black11.8% · district 9.3% · CA 4.8%
Free or reduced lunch91.2% · CA 64%
Median income$67K · CA $85K
Median home value$426K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+11% · CA 35%
ZIP population63,243
Median age33 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · high schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Learning Center | Public | Needs Support | 12% | 31% | School being viewed | |
| San Gorgonio High | Public | Developing | 10% | 30% | 1.4 mi | |
| Pacific High | Public | Needs Support | 8% | 24% | 1.6 mi | |
| Indian Springs High | Public | Needs Support | 8% | 30% | 2.4 mi |
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Your other options
Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
6 private schools within 10 miles
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Worth a school visit
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Alternative Learning Center a good high school?
Alternative Learning Center has a Scope Score of 44 out of 100, placing it in the 22nd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,291 statewide. 11.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 7.9 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Alternative Learning Center's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 30.9% of students at Alternative Learning Center met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 19.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.9% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 42 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Alternative Learning Center rank in California?
Alternative Learning Center ranks #1,291 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 22nd 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 Alternative Learning Center?
24.8% of students at Alternative Learning Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 1.5%, 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 Alternative Learning Center compare to other schools in San Bernardino?
Alternative Learning Center scores 44/100 (22nd 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 34 students. Use the schools in San Bernardino page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Alternative Learning Center serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Alternative Learning Center in San Bernardino, 28.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Alternative Learning Center trails its district average for low-income students by 5.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (33.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.0% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 21 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.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
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How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 4 things our score weighs
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 11.9% | 19.8% | 22% |
| Met or exceeded | 30.9% | 43.2% | 18% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 24.8% | 23.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.5% | 3.3% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures graduation, test performance, college readiness, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Alternative Learning Center: reading the evidence
Alternative Learning Center posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (1.5% vs 3.3%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Alternative Learning Center is ranked #1,291 statewide · #6 of 11 in San Bernardino City Unified.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 11.9% | 19.8% | 22% |
| Met or exceeded | 30.9% | 43.2% | 18% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 24.8% | 23.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.5% | 3.3% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 19.8% · index 46 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 43.2% · index 47 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 23.1% · index 54 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.7pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 59 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.8pp lower vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 14% | 14% | 33% | 38% | 29% | −20 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 10% | 24% | 19% | 48% | 33% | +10 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 29 | 0% | 21% | 76% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 21 | 28.6% | −6 | −10 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16 | 25.0% | −11 | −14 |
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Learning Center ← | — | 44 | 11.9% | 30.9% | 1.5% |
| San Gorgonio High | 1.4 mi | 47 | 9.8% | 29.6% | 6.0% |
| Pacific High | 1.6 mi | 45 | 8.1% | 24.2% | 6.5% |
| Indian Springs High | 2.4 mi | 42 | 8.1% | 30.2% | 4.6% |
| California average | — | 54 | 19.8% | 43.2% | 3.3% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
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| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35 | 7 | #1404 | 3.9% | 23.1% | 31.5% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | #1576 | 0.0% | 13.1% | 72.0% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 32 | 4 | #1569 | 1.8% | 12.5% | 28.0% | 1.6% |
| 2024 | 47 | 34 | #1081 | 16.7% | 29.2% | 26.5% | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 44 | 22 | #1291 | 11.9% | 30.9% | 24.8% | 1.5% |
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
- — Scored here as a high school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 46.2% | 29.7% | -16.5pp |
| Male | 24.0% | 4.3% | -19.7pp |
| Black/African American | 50.0% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 31.7% | 20.0% | -11.7pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 32.0% | 36.8% | +4.8pp |
| English Learners | 20.0% | — | — |
| Homeless | 41.7% | — | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 40.0% | 19.6% | -20.4pp |
| All Students | 37.5% | 20.0% | -17.5pp |
06Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
ShowHide table 06 — Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshot
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not offered |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment | not reported |
| IB participation | not offered |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Total enrollment (CRDC) | 32 |
Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · Data updated 2026-09-18
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