Alternative school · Alameda County Office of Education · Oakland, California

Alternatives in Action

Oakland · 9–12 · 106 students (2024–25)

6221 East 17th Street, 94621alternativesinaction.org ↗(510) 748-4314

Alternatives in Action is an alternative school: students are enrolled through a placement, application, or referral process specific to the program.

Compared only with other alternative schools: higher than 68 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

69thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 98 scored alternative high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
28

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 73% of the class graduated in four years (32 of 44); across California’s alternative high schools, 35%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 44
Comparison
Alternative high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 122 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 8,737 of 24,956). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.
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42 of 98 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 98. The California figure is an average of school rates (96 scored California alternative high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Alternatives in Action how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Alternatives in Action a good alternative school?

Alternatives in Action scores higher than 69 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 69th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 43 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score. 4.8% of students (5 of 105) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

27% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

14% of the students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 5% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 14% of the 22 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 33% at California alternative schools. In math, 5% of 21 did, against 14% at California alternative schools. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 22 in English, 21 in math
Comparison
California alternative high schools with results in grade 11: the 109 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,827 in English, 11,786 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 22 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California alternative high schools33%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 21 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
95%
This school5%
California alternative high schools14%

5% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

English went from 0% to 14% and math from 10% to 5%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

20250%20 tested
→
202614%22 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202510%20 tested
→
20265%21 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California alternative schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in math?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school5%9%9%77%22
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools10%23%29%38%11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school5%0%9%86%21
Math, grade 11 · California alternative high schools8%6%12%74%11,786

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California alternative high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20225 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2022–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20222024202614%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2022202420265%

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 3% in 2022 to 14% in 2026. In math, it went from 0% in 2022 to 5% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20223%
33 tested
202323%
26 tested
202420%
30 tested
20250%
20 tested
202614%
22 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20220%
34 tested
20234%
27 tested
20240%
29 tested
202510%
20 tested
20265%
21 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Alternatives in Action’s results?

The state took Alternatives in Action out of its most intensive support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

It came off the list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

Its 2026–27 plan (LCAP) 

Alameda County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

73% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 35% at California alternative high schools. 27% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 27% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

73%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 32 of 44 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

27%

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 12 of 44 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

69%

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 22 of 32 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

27% enrolled in college within 12 months · 41 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓0 · 0%
  • California State University6 · 15%
  • California community college3 · 7%
  • In-state private2 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled30 · 73%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course2 courses in 2 subjects
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 32 of 44 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 12 of 44 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 22 of 32 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
12
Admitted
8
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 9 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2017

  • Fall 2025Applied 12 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 12 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 18 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 19 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 16 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 17 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 27 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2017Applied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

43 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California alternative high school we score, 44 in 100 were. 4.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 42 of 98 students counted for it; suspension: 5 of 105 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

43 in 100This school
44 in 100At the average California alternative high school we score

42 of 98 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.8%

of students were suspended at least once (5 of 105). Average California alternative high school we score 1.0%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Alternatives in Action

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 88%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 88%Unallocated share: 12%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino88%
  2. White—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share12%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

90%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 95 of 106.

5teachers, 2024–25

10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

38%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

36% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 16 of 44 English learners36%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino88%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 38% of teaching positions, 3.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 9.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Alternatives in Action how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: alternativesinaction.org ↗Office: (510) 748-4314Administrator: Daniel Zarazua

Location and visiting

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6221 East 17th Street, Oakland 94621

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 36% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (16 of 44 students); California: 47%
  2. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 10% in 2025 to 5% in 2026 here
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  5. What is the school doing about chronic absence? 43 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (42 of 98 students); 17 in 100 in 2024–25
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (510) 748-43146221 East 17th Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; Alternatives in Action’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #30 of 98 California alternative high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate73%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math0%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)27%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math5%18%
Chronically absent17 in 1005%
Suspension rate4.0% (5 of 124)5%
English learners: top level2%5%

Alternatives in Action is ranked only among California alternative high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average.

Scope Score by year2021–22 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–252869#30California alternative high schools · 98 schools · current formula

2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2438 in 10013.5% (19 of 141)
2024–2517 in 1004.0% (5 of 124)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 11225%9%9%77%14%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 11215%0%9%86%5%

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2022–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English225%14%
2026 · Math215%5%
2025 · English200%0%
2025 · Math200%10%
2024 · English300%20%
2024 · Math290%0%
2023 · English260%23%
2023 · Math270%4%
2022 · English330%3%
2022 · Math340%0%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English200%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math2010%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3020%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math290%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2623%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math274%
2022 · Grade 11 · English333%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math340%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide210%0%81%19%

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.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 17 in 100 → 2025–26 · 43 in 100 · +26 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.0% (5 of 124) → 2025–26 · 4.8% (5 of 105) · +0.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—34 in 100—
Male—50 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—41 in 100—
Students with disabilities—41 in 100—
English learners—34 in 100—
Low-income—42 in 100—
All students—43 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 27% · numerator 12 students classified Prepared · denominator 44 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 12 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 12 of 44 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate
73%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
69%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
27%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2017–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025128under 33.353.59—
2024126under 33.183.60—
202318under 3under 32.81——
2022195under 33.033.77—
2021164under 33.19——
2020176under 33.123.73—
201927under 3under 32.86——
20187under 3under 33.25——
20177under 3under 33.42——

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2017.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202511under 3under 3
Berkeley202410under 3under 3
Berkeley202315under 3under 3
Berkeley202217under 3under 3
Berkeley202114under 3under 3
Davis202511under 3under 3
Davis20249under 3under 3
Davis202312under 3under 3
Davis202215under 3under 3
Davis202111under 3under 3
Irvine20228under 3under 3
Los Angeles20249under 3under 3
Los Angeles20236under 3under 3
Los Angeles20229under 3under 3
Los Angeles202113under 3under 3
Merced202576under 3
Merced202264under 3
San Diego20236under 3under 3
San Diego20215under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202594under 3
Santa Cruz2024104under 3
Santa Cruz202313under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202215under 3under 3
Santa Cruz2021124under 3
Universitywide2025128under 3
Universitywide2024126under 3
Universitywide202318under 3under 3
Universitywide2022195under 3
Universitywide2021164under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)123

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University615%
California community college37%
In-state private25%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled3073%

41 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 27% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$143,069 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 289 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 7%Instruction support 37%Student services 14%Administration 37%Buildings & maintenance 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,595,0117.41%7%
Instruction support$27,565,65236.49%37%
Student services$10,788,71614.28%14%
Administration$27,882,28936.91%37%
Buildings & maintenance$3,714,3534.92%5%
Total$75,546,021100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $75,546,021 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$143,069 per pupil
2018$13,080 per pupil
2017$14,544 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders6.5%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94621 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94621 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$52,049
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population33,840
Median age33.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94621 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 98 alternative high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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