Alternative school · Orange County Department of Education · Fountain Valley, California

College and Career Preparatory Academy

Fountain Valley · 9–12 · 168 students (2024–25)

College and Career Preparatory Academy is an alternative school: students are enrolled through a placement, application, or referral process specific to the program. We have no 2025 Scope Score for it.

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Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask College and Career Preparatory Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

73 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (229 of 313), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 360 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

How do I visit College and Career Preparatory Academy?

Call the office at (714) 796-8795 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Next steps. Evidence ↓

What you can do

Who can act on College and Career Preparatory Academy’s results?

The state has College and Career Preparatory Academy in its most intensive support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it for its graduation rate. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

College and Career Preparatory Academy is a charter school that CDE lists as locally funded, through its district.

Orange County Department of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

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?

45% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

The four-year rate counts regular high school diplomas only, not a certificate of completion. Ask how many students here finish with each, and what each one leads to.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

45%

2024–25 · 45 of 99 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

36%

2024–25 · 39 of 107 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

2024–25 · 0 of 45 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

19% enrolled in college within 12 months · 104 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college19 · 18%
  • In-state private1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled84 · 81%

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.

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 · 45 of 99 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 39 of 107 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.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 0 of 45 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.
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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

73 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 360 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 229 of 313 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 360 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

73 in 100This school

229 of 313 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 360

students were suspended at least once.

Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at College and Career Preparatory Academy

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 ↓

Teach here? Tell us Orange County Department of Education’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 77%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 77%2. White: 11%3. Not reported: 6%Unallocated share: 6%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino77%
  2. White11%
  3. Not reported6%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. Two or more races—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share6%
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. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

96%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 162 of 168.

8teachers, 2024–25

24 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

80%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

8% 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 · 3 of 37 English learners8%

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 set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino77%
White11%
Not reported6%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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: 80% of teaching positions, 8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 10 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask College and Career Preparatory Academy 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: ocde.us ↗Office: (714) 796-8795Administrator: Fatinah Judeh
15872 South Harbor Boulevard, Bldg A, Fountain Valley 92705

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? 8% 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 (3 of 37 students); California: 47%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 73 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (229 of 313 students)
  4. How does the school set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (714) 796-879515872 South Harbor Boulevard, Bldg A, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 11 · ELA · 20268suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · ELA · 20268suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 11 · Math · 20268suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · Math · 20268suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 2 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

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

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 118suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 118suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

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 year2019–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English8——
2026 · Math8——
2025 · English———
2025 · Math———
2024 · English0——
2024 · Math0——
2023 · English330%30%
2023 · Math310%6%
2022 · English250%16%
2022 · Math270%0%
2019 · English383%11%
2019 · Math310%6%

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 · English——
2025 · Grade 11 · Math——
2024 · Grade 11 · English0—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 11 · English3330%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math316%
2022 · Grade 11 · English2516%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math270%
2019 · Grade 11 · English3811%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math316%

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
Schoolwide200%20%70%10%

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
Graduation rate
46%
99 students in the adjusted graduation cohort
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
19%
Postsecondary enrollment after high school; a different population from A–G completion

CDE reporting year 2025. Graduation uses an adjusted four-year cohort; A–G completion and college-going use their separately reported populations. These source periods and populations differ from CAASPP 2026. Rates shown here do not form a SchoolScope score or rank.

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 36% · numerator 39 students classified Prepared · denominator 107 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 39 (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.

This CDE-reported school CCI record has its own population and period. It does not recalculate a SchoolScope score, factor, or rank.

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 · 73 in 100 → 2025–26 · 73 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 343 → 2025–26 · 0 of 360 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female79 in 10075 in 100
Male83 in 10072 in 100
Black or African American100 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino81 in 10076 in 100
White80 in 10058 in 100
Students with disabilities83 in 10073 in 100
English learners80 in 10088 in 100
Foster youth100 in 100—
Homeless81 in 10088 in 100
Low-income81 in 10073 in 100
All students81 in 10073 in 100

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

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University00%
California community college1918%
In-state private11%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled8481%

104 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ all who finished high school (CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort. Missing values are unavailable or suppressed.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$70,768 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,773 pupils

School-level federal expenditures$3,939 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 168

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 27%Instruction support 46%Student services 8%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$79,104,70426.41%27%
Instruction support$138,712,16646.31%46%
Student services$23,320,3387.79%8%
Administration$42,696,91114.26%14%
Buildings & maintenance$15,683,3375.24%5%
Total$299,517,456100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $299,517,456 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$70,768 per pupil
2020$67,286 per pupil
2019$61,708 per pupil
2018$32,576 per pupil
2017$30,374 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 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.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92705 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92705 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$129,331
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47%
ZIP-area population48,781
Median age39.6 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. See all schools in ZIP code 92705 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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