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
Ready for college or career (state measure)
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
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.
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- Hispanic or Latino77%
- White11%
- Not reported6%
- Asian—
- Black or African American—
- Filipino—
- Two or more races—
- American Indian or Alaska Native—
- Pacific Islander—
- Unallocated share6%
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
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, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 77% |
| White | 11% |
| Not reported | 6% |
| 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.
In its own words
What does College and Career Preparatory Academy’s own plan commit to?
Its 2026–27 plan
The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.
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?
Location and visiting
Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.
Questions for your visit
- 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%
- How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
- 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)
- How does the school set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?
- Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
- 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.
| Grade · subject | Students tested with scores | Proficient or Advanced | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Mean scale score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 · ELA · 2026 | 8 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| All Grades · ELA · 2026 | 8 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 11 · Math · 2026 | 8 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| All Grades · Math · 2026 | 8 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
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
| English | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 8 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
| Math | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 8 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
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 · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 8 | — | — |
| 2026 · Math | 8 | — | — |
| 2025 · English | — | — | — |
| 2025 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2024 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 · Math | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 · English | 33 | 0% | 30% |
| 2023 · Math | 31 | 0% | 6% |
| 2022 · English | 25 | 0% | 16% |
| 2022 · Math | 27 | 0% | 0% |
| 2019 · English | 38 | 3% | 11% |
| 2019 · Math | 31 | 0% | 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 · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2025 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · English | 0 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · Math | 0 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · English | 33 | 30% |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · Math | 31 | 6% |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · English | 25 | 16% |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · Math | 27 | 0% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · English | 38 | 11% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · Math | 31 | 6% |
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) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 20 | 0% | 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
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.
| Measure | Source record |
|---|---|
| This school · CCI overall Prepared | CDE 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. |
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 |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 79 in 100 | 75 in 100 |
| Male | 83 in 100 | 72 in 100 |
| Black or African American | 100 in 100 | — |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 in 100 | 76 in 100 |
| White | 80 in 100 | 58 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 83 in 100 | 73 in 100 |
| English learners | 80 in 100 | 88 in 100 |
| Foster youth | 100 in 100 | — |
| Homeless | 81 in 100 | 88 in 100 |
| Low-income | 81 in 100 | 73 in 100 |
| All students | 81 in 100 | 73 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
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 0 | 0% |
| California State University | 0 | 0% |
| California community college | 19 | 18% |
| In-state private | 1 | 1% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 0 | 0% |
| Not enrolled | 84 | 81% |
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
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,773 pupils
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 168
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $79,104,704 | 26.41% | 27% |
| Instruction support | $138,712,166 | 46.31% | 46% |
| Student services | $23,320,338 | 7.79% | 8% |
| Administration | $42,696,911 | 14.26% | 14% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $15,683,337 | 5.24% | 5% |
| Total | $299,517,456 | 100.00% | 100% |
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
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
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,331 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 47% |
| ZIP-area population | 48,781 |
| Median age | 39.6 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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