California Virtual Academy @ San Diego: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego posts 32% meeting the standard and 14.5% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego scores 38 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 45th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “32% proficient” and call it done. California Virtual Academy @ San Diego deserves a closer read. The school sits in Simi Valley, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 9.6% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, California Virtual Academy @ San Diego enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 2.5pp across grades; the proficiency floor barely moves. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 48
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
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 0.3pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
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 3 | 295 | 16% | 17% | 23% | 44% | 33% | −10 |
| Grade 4 | 267 | 18% | 18% | 19% | 46% | 35% | −10 |
| Grade 5 | 268 | 13% | 21% | 19% | 47% | 34% | −14 |
| Grade 6 | 342 | 12% | 28% | 23% | 37% | 40% | −6 |
| Grade 7 | 367 | 18% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 47% | −1 |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 12% | 30% | 28% | 31% | 41% | −5 |
| Grade 11 | 290 | 31% | 38% | 17% | 14% | 69% | +21 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 299 | 15% | 20% | 24% | 40% | 36% | −10 |
| Grade 4 | 273 | 11% | 19% | 30% | 41% | 30% | −12 |
| Grade 5 | 268 | 14% | 13% | 23% | 50% | 27% | −8 |
| Grade 6 | 343 | 17% | 20% | 24% | 40% | 37% | +2 |
| Grade 7 | 367 | 27% | 16% | 21% | 36% | 43% | +9 |
| Grade 8 | 385 | 21% | 19% | 19% | 40% | 40% | +8 |
| Grade 11 | 288 | 25% | 15% | 22% | 38% | 40% | +17 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 959 | 12% | 26% | 49% | 13% |
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 | 1,541 | 38.3% | — | +0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1,284 | 38.8% | — | −0 |
| White | 418 | 50.2% | — | −12 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Virtual Academy @ San Diego ← | — | 38 | 14.5% | 32.5% | −3.7 | 0.0% |
| Hollow Hills Elementary | 2.4 mi | 61 | 40.3% | 68.9% | +0.4 | 3.1% |
| California Virtual Academy San Mateo | 0 mi | 43 | 26.7% | 44.8% | −17.8 | 0.2% |
| Insight @ San Diego | 0 mi | 42 | 12.3% | 31.5% | — | 0.6% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means