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Compared only with other alternative schools: higher than 26 of the 33 other scored California alternative middle schools.

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The dots are California’s 34 scored alternative middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
30 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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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
Near other alternative middle schools in English and math: 44% and 12% met or exceeded the standard in grade 8, against 29% and 19%. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 8: 25
Comparison
Alternative middle schools: the grade 8 results of 46 alternative schools combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 2,212 in English and 2,208 in math tested).

Latest test update · spring 2025 → 2026: a comparable all-grades result is unavailable. SchoolScope shows this comparison only with both years and at least 30 scored students per subject. See the available records →

This rating covers grade 8. Altus Schools Coastal teaches K–12.

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57 of 337 students missed 10% or more of school days: about half the rate at the average California alternative middle school.2025–26
17 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26
Students
all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 337
Comparison
57 of 337. The California figure is an average of school rates (34 scored California alternative middle schools), our calculation.

Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grade 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
40%
Below Proficient
56%

44% proficient or advanced · 25 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereAlternative schools
Advanced4%6%
Proficient40%23%
Developing32%27%
Minimal24%44%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. Reference combines schools in the same enrollment class.

Math

grade 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
8%
Proficient
4%
Below Proficient
88%

12% proficient or advanced · 25 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereAlternative schools
Advanced8%10%
Proficient4%9%
Developing24%18%
Minimal64%63%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. Reference combines schools in the same enrollment class.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school44%
Alternative schools29%

Tested: 25 here · 2,212 in Alternative schools.

Math

grade 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school12%
Alternative schools19%

Tested: 25 here · 2,208 in Alternative schools.

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

17 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
31in 100 at the average California alternative middle school

57 of 337 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school17 in 100
at the average California alternative middle school31 in 100
0of 532 students were suspended at least once, 2025–26
0.5%at the average California alternative middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2025–26Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–600 of 11
Grades 7–831 of 39
Grades 9–122056 of 287

Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 46%2. White: 41%3. Two or more races: 7%Unallocated share: 6%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino46%
  2. White41%
  3. Two or more races7%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share6%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino46%
White41%
Two or more races7%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers8
Average experience11 years
First-year teachers0%

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

41%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
This school41%
San Diego County Office of Education39%
California47%

9 of 22 English learners here; 101 of 260 in San Diego County Office of Education; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Questions & evidence

Turn the data into useful questions. Trace every result back to its record.

Getting in

Ask Altus Schools Coastal how it admits students.

Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

School website: altuscoastal.com ↗Office: (858) 678-2050Principal: Tim Tuter

Location and visiting

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3821 Plaza Drive, Suite 402, Oceanside 92056

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Most students in grade 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Before you apply

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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?

Accountability

Who runs this school

What the charter school plans (2026–27 plan)

Altus Schools Coastal is a charter school, so it runs itself and writes its own yearly plan (LCAP). CDE lists San Diego County Office of Education as its charter authorizer, and June 30, 2027 as the end of its current charter term.

Authorizer from CDE’s charter term file; term from CDE’s Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source ↗ · Database ↗

$4.2 million

planned for 20 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 87% of its $4.8 million general fund budget. These are plans, not what the charter school later spent.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s LCAP (163 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Its 20 actions are listed in the plan’s action tables.

Reading, math and catch-up help

No action title in this plan names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners.

For high-needs students

It plans $1.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $948,756 and estimates it spent $984,542, $35,786 (4%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $179,399 (4%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. We can’t match most of this plan’s money ($4.2 million of $4.2 million) line by line to last year’s, so these lists cover only the rest.

The plan itself5 goals, 27 measures, the money map

Where does the money go?

51% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Maximize student academic engagement and achievement through the implementation of a personalized and…$2.1 million51% of action budgets

“Maximize student academic engagement and achievement through the implementation of a personalized and innovative instructional program with metrics appropriate for a school participating in the Dashboard Alternative School Status Program (DASS)” p. 15 ↗

7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.0 million (+⁠$169,579)

Action titles are in the plan: p. 127 ↗

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 15 ↗.

Goal 2Deliver a comprehensive and challenging curriculum emphasizing 21st-century learning skills aligned with…$653,36816% of action budgets

“Deliver a comprehensive and challenging curriculum emphasizing 21st-century learning skills aligned with California Content Standards, ensuring accessibility for all students” p. 42 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $948,069 (−⁠$294,701)

Action titles are in the plan: p. 127 ↗

How the plan measures it · 12 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 42 ↗.

Goal 3Implement a targeted, data-driven professional learning system to enhance teacher effectiveness and ensure…$357,5789% of action budgets

“Implement a targeted, data-driven professional learning system to enhance teacher effectiveness and ensure high-quality instruction schoolwide” p. 58 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $449,004 (−⁠$91,426)

Action titles are in the plan: p. 127 ↗

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 58 ↗.

Goal 4Provide a safe, secure, and supportive school environment that fosters a positive culture for teaching and…$575,24314% of action budgets

“Provide a safe, secure, and supportive school environment that fosters a positive culture for teaching and learning, accessible to all educational partners” p. 73 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $436,352 (+⁠$138,891)

Action titles are in the plan: p. 127 ↗

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 73 ↗.

Goal 5Provide innovative and engaging community-based resource centers to provide comprehensive support services…$440,36811% of action budgets

“Provide innovative and engaging community-based resource centers to provide comprehensive support services for students, parents, and families” p. 84 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $542,110 (−⁠$101,742)

Action titles are in the plan: p. 127 ↗

How the plan measures it · 2 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 84 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

State support

Altus Schools Coastal came off the state’s CSI support list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

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

Common questions

Is Altus Schools Coastal a good middle school?
Altus Schools Coastal is in the 76th percentile (Strong) of California alternative middle schools. Its Scope Score is 30 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares alternative schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Altus Schools Coastal was near other alternative middle schools in English and math: 44% and 12% met or exceeded the standard in grade 8, against 29% and 19%. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Altus Schools Coastal's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 44% of students tested in grade 8 met or exceeded the English standard and 12% the math standard; 4% and 8% exceeded it. For the same grades, the class's combined rate was 29% and 19% met or exceeded, 6% and 10% exceeded. 25 students were tested in English and 25 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; the class rate combines its schools' grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Altus Schools Coastal rank among California alternative schools?
Altus Schools Coastal is in the 76th percentile of 34 California alternative middle schools (Strong, 2026; within-class comparison). Altus Schools Coastal ranks #8 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This is a within-class rank, not a statewide rank. How peer classes work. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Altus Schools Coastal?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 16.9% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 57 chronically absent of 337 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 0.0%; 0 unduplicated suspended students of 532 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Altus Schools Coastal compare to other schools in Oceanside?
Altus Schools Coastal is in the 76th percentile (Strong) of California alternative middle schools. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares alternative schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. Use the schools in Oceanside page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Altus Schools Coastal?
At Altus Schools Coastal in Oceanside, 54% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 8 and 11 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 13% across the district and 44% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 41 points above the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 7% in math; White students, 68% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 28 low-income students tested in reading and writing. 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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Altus Schools Coastal is ranked #8 of California alternative middle schools.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard6.0%17.7%42%
Met or exceeded28.0%40.6%23%
Chronic absenteeism17.4%17.8%5%
Suspension rate1.4%3.8%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)28.0%17.5%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 41 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 51 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 2.5pp higher vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.8% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 55 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELATestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 69—————
Grade 79—————
Grade 8254%40%32%24%44%
Grade 112524%56%8%12%80%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 69—————
Grade 79—————
Grade 8258%4%24%64%12%
Grade 11264%15%23%58%19%

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)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide908%16%71%6%

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 · ELATestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2854%+41+10
White2568%—+3
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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.

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA6813.2%57.4%
2026 · Math694.3%15.9%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

YearScopePctileRankAbsentSuspGrade gap
2023———20.7%1.2%+8.3pp
2024———13.9%1.0%-8.9pp
2025———14.9%1.1%—
20263076#817.4%1.4%—

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
  • — This school's rank and percentile are computed against California alternative middle schools, not California's comprehensive campuses — see the Enrollment Axiom at /methodology#peer-class.
  • — The same-year grade contrast is unavailable in this record; it is separate from the two-year aggregate comparison used for scoring.
  • — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female—18.8%—
Male—14.4%—
Hispanic/Latino—18.6%—
Two or More Races—13.6%—
White—15.9%—
Students with Disabilities—17.1%—
English Learners—36.4%—
Homeless—26.9%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—18.4%—
All Students—16.9%—

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

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$64,856 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2017–18 (2018) · fall district membership: 3,372 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 18%Instruction support 57%Student services 3%Administration 18%Buildings & maintenance 3%

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, 2017–2018; latest district record shown: 2018
2018$64,856 per pupil
2017$69,105 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92056
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92056
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$106,272
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41.28%
ZCTA population53,616
Median age40.4 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/ZCTA context does 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 92056 →

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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=2,532 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15

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