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Launch Virtual Academy — Rating & test scores

2710 Iris Avenue, San Diego · 578 students · Grades 7–12

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Scope Score 66

Needs SupportScope Score · 9th percentile. Higher than 9 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 75% of the class graduated in four years (123 of 163); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 163
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

This rating covers grade 11. Launch Virtual Academy teaches 7–12.

Overview

Is Launch Virtual Academy a good high school?

Needs Support. Launch Virtual Academy is higher than most California high schools on math test results. Launch Virtual Academy is lower than most on English test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4858%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6132%
English, Advanced4523%
Math, Advanced6916%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance174 in 100
Launch Virtual Academy’s place among California high schools, out of 100Sweetwater Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

70 in 100 students (663 of 950) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 21 in 100 at the average high school in the Sweetwater Union High district.

Each bar is Launch Virtual Academy’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 950. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Sweetwater Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Launch Virtual Academy say about itself?

We haven’t read Launch Virtual Academy’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open launchvirtualacademy.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

7 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Launch Virtual Academy. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 3.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Chula Vista Learning Community CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8790th
  2. MontgomeryNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7339th
  3. SouthwestNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  4. Mar VistaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  5. Castle ParkNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7131st
  6. Chula VistaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7127th
  7. San YsidroNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7021st
  8. Launch Virtual AcademyScope Score 669th
Sweetwater Union HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Launch Virtual Academy compare with schools like it?

Launch Virtual Academy’s Scope Score is 66. 187 California high schools, counting Launch Virtual Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 76. Launch Virtual Academy’s result is higher than 14 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 187

  1. Students from low-income families: 50%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

187 California public high schools where 45% to 57% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 45% to 57% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Launch Virtual Academy’s share. The count includes Launch Virtual Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 58% to 56% and math from 32% to 40%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2022 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

25%50%75%2022202320242025202657%44%61%Sweetwater Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia56%Launch Virtual AcademyThis school

Math

25%50%75%2022202320242025202624%12%40%Launch Virtual AcademyThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia30%Sweetwater Union HighDistrict

Each spring tests a different group of students. Sweetwater Union High’s line combines its 13 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Sweetwater Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringLaunch Virtual AcademySweetwater Union HighCaliforniaTested here
202244%57%55%43
202357%54%55%58
202451%60%56%51
202558%61%57%96
202656%61%57%117
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringLaunch Virtual AcademySweetwater Union HighCaliforniaTested here
202212%24%27%43
202331%24%27%61
202443%25%28%47
202532%29%30%94
202640%30%32%120

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; above it in math.

English

56%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

22223521
Sweetwater Union High59%California57%

Math

40%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

41191525
Sweetwater Union High29%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 40% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the middle grades do?

Below California in English; near it in math. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

English

43%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

35223211
Sweetwater Union High48%California50%

Math

41%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

42171328
Sweetwater Union High35%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced57%36%
Advanced14%10%
Proficient43%26%
Developing level17%24%
Minimal26%40%
Tested3573
California51%49%
Difference+6−13
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced56%
Advanced21%
Proficient35%
Developing level22%
Minimal22%
Tested117
California57%
Difference−1

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced42%41%
Advanced30%26%
Proficient12%15%
Developing level25%13%
Minimal33%46%
Tested3376
California38%36%
Difference+4+5
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced40%
Advanced25%
Proficient15%
Developing level19%
Minimal41%
Tested120
California32%
Difference+8

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school21%35%22%22%117
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sweetwater Union High28%31%21%20%5,355
Math, grade 11 · This school25%15%19%41%120
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sweetwater Union High13%16%22%49%5,355
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school11%32%22%35%108
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Sweetwater Union High16%32%23%29%8,793
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school28%13%17%42%109
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Sweetwater Union High18%17%25%40%8,802

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 117 tested in English, 120 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 81% of students. 663 of 950 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

70in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (663 of 950 students).

At the average high school in the Sweetwater Union High district: 21 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 0 students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

578

students in grades 7–12.

Hispanic or Latino 81%White 7%Black or African American 4%Filipino 4%Two or more races 3%

Family income

51%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 296 of 578. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

30

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

77% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

30%

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 (51 of 168 students).

Sweetwater Union High: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 7–8
70 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (132 of 189).
Grades 9–12
70 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (531 of 761).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino81%
White7%
Black or African American4%
Filipino4%
Two or more races3%
Asian—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 18.4 of 23.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

English learners here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 71 tested59%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 72 tested38%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 96 tested54%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 97 tested39%California 21%
  • English learnersEnglish · 31 tested37%California 8%
  • English learnersMath · 30 tested37%California 8%

37% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% and 8% for the same group across California. Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sweetwater Union Highvs California
Low-income · 71 tested in English, 72 in math
English59%+752%+1049%
Math38%+1721%+1523%
Hispanic or Latino · 96 tested in English, 97 in math
English54%054%+549%
Math39%+1623%+1821%
English learners · 31 tested in English, 30 in math
English37%+2512%+298%
Math37%+298%+298%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sweetwater Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

75% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 19% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 59% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

19%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

30%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

75%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 123 of 163 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

19%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 31 of 164 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

30%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 37 of 123 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

59% enrolled in college within 12 months · 101 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓2 · 2%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓6 · 6%
  • California community college45 · 44%
  • In-state private5 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled41 · 41%

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.

Where the class of 2023 went
59%enrolled in college within a year

101 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California2 (2%)
  • California State University6 (6%)
  • California community college45 (44%)
  • In-state private5 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled41 (41%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 123 of 163 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 31 of 164 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 · 37 of 123 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.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2023 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
6
Admitted
under 3
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2023

  • UC San DiegoApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2014

  • Fall 2023Applied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2015Applied 6 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2014Applied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 4

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
11
Admitted
11
Enrolled
9

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 41 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 21
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 8 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2024Applied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2023Applied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2022Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2021Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
45 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Launch Virtual Academy. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Sweetwater Union High.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$2,005 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Sweetwater Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $431 million.

$2,005

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$1,513
The school’s share of district office costs
$492
Of the total, from federal funds
$528
  • Launch Virtual Academy$2,005
  • Sweetwater Union High high schools$3,649
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Sweetwater Union High’s yearly plan

$431million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$106million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $431 million of $712 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Sweetwater Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Launch Virtual Academy like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92154. They are not figures for the families at Launch Virtual Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$94,901

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92154.

Typical home value
$639,200
People who live in this ZIP code
80,445
Typical age
36.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
22%

What you can do

Who can act on Launch Virtual Academy’s results?

Sweetwater Union High’s board decides Launch Virtual Academy’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Launch Virtual Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Sweetwater Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Sweetwater Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Launch Virtual Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?70 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (663 of 950 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?30% 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 (51 of 168 students); California: 47%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?60% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (120 students tested); California: 68%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Launch Virtual Academy, and how do I get in?

Ask Sweetwater Union High which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle
    Southwest Middle
    Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Launch Virtual Academy
    Grades 7–12Scope Score 66Needs Support · 9th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Southwest Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 24th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Montgomery Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 22nd percentile · middle · 2026

  • Mar Vista Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Launch Virtual Academy?

Address
2710 Iris Avenue, San Diego 92154Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jesus L. Ulloa-HigueraAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sweetwater Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Launch Virtual Academy a good high school?

Launch Virtual Academy has a Scope Score of 66. It scored higher than 9 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 9th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 70 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average high school in the Sweetwater Union High district. 0 of 1,004 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 51% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Launch Virtual Academy in San Diego scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

45 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

59% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2022–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,351 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #13 of 13 in Sweetwater Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate76%3825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)19%3420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math45%5718%
Chronically absent80 in 100145%
Suspension rate0 of 950645%
English learners: top level18%525%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2021–22 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–25669#1351California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2466 in 1000 of 925
2024–2580 in 1000 of 950

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Every tested year2022–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English22516%50%
2026 · Math22926%41%
2025 · English16219%52%
2025 · Math15215%29%
2024 · English12512%48%
2024 · Math1128%35%
2023 · English16116%57%
2023 · Math16210%30%
2022 · English13520%54%
2022 · Math1359%29%

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 7 · English1947%
2025 · Grade 8 · English4740%
2025 · Grade 11 · English9658%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1638%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math4219%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math9432%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2556%
2024 · Grade 8 · English4941%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5151%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2241%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4323%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math4743%
2023 · Grade 7 · English4365%
2023 · Grade 8 · English6050%
2023 · Grade 11 · English5857%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4333%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math5826%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math6131%
2022 · Grade 7 · English4271%
2022 · Grade 8 · English5048%
2022 · Grade 11 · English4344%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4450%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math4825%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math4312%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide34110%23%55%12%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income13551%+9+8
Hispanic or Latino18645%−1+2
English learners (grades 8 and 11 only)4826%+18+19
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+426Average−1723Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+522Accelerated−1920Moderate
Low-income+313Average−312Average
English-only students+811not categorized−2711not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

26 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math−17 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

23 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −17 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 80 in 100 → 2025–26 · 70 in 100 · −10 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 950 → 2025–26 · 0 of 1,004 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—69 in 100—
Male—71 in 100—
Black or African American—23 of 39—
Filipino—23 of 36—
Hispanic or Latino—71 in 100—
Two or more races—19 of 33—
White—47 of 67—
Students with disabilities—74 in 100—
English learners—77 in 100—
Homeless—31 of 43—
Low-income—75 in 100—
All students—70 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
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 19% · numerator 31 students classified Prepared · denominator 164 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 16% · AP-pathway numerator 5 · denominator 31 (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.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 31 of 164 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
76%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
16%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
30%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
59%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2014–2023 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20236under 3under 33.89——
202286under 33.973.88—
201953under 33.88——
20165333.69——
20156543.914.04—
2014554———

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20155under 3under 3
Davis20225under 3under 3
Irvine20225under 3under 3
Los Angeles20235under 3under 3
Los Angeles20227under 3under 3
San Diego20236under 3under 3
San Diego20227under 3under 3
San Diego20155under 3under 3
Universitywide20236under 3under 3
Universitywide202286under 3
Universitywide201953under 3
Universitywide2016533
Universitywide2015654

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count6
AP enrollment (male/female)42
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 45 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections18
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)564

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California22%
California State University66%
California community college4544%
In-state private55%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4141%

101 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 59% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2023 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 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

School-level federal expenditures$433 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 578

Central federal expenditures attributed here$95 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 578

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,370 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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.

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 58%Instruction support 16%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$329,672,20957.65%58%
Instruction support$91,151,79115.94%16%
Student services$45,979,5568.04%8%
Administration$45,077,1857.88%8%
Buildings & maintenance$48,207,9608.43%8%
Other$11,732,6442.05%2%
Total$571,821,344100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $571,821,344 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$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 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 92154 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92154 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$94,901
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22%
ZIP-area population80,445
Median age36.5 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. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92154 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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