Alternatives in Action: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Alternatives in Action posts low test scores — and attendance holds near the state average — families haven't checked out. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Alternatives in Action scores 24 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 13th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “5% proficient” and call it done. Alternatives in Action deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakland, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — 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.
As a charter, Alternatives in Action enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 45
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 67
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 20 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 90% | 0% | −47 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 20 | 0% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 10% | −13 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 31 | 0% | 3% | 65% | 32% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 20 | 0.0% | −8 | −38 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 18 | 0.0% | −16 | −39 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives in Action ← | — | 24 | 0.0% | 5.0% | — | 3.9% |
| Oakland Unity High | 0.8 mi | 49 | 18.7% | 44.0% | — | 3.5% |
| Skyline High | 2.9 mi | 45 | 19.1% | 40.5% | — | 3.5% |
| ARISE High | 1.8 mi | 42 | 11.4% | 38.8% | — | 3.2% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 38 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means