Learning Post Academy (Alternative): This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.
Learning Post Academy (Alternative) posts 38% meeting the standard against 36% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 12% | 38% | 100.0% | 14.3% | 21.7% | 0.7% |
| CA average · High School | 44 | 16% | 36% | 87.6% | 35.4% | 30.2% | 3.6% |
Learning Post Academy (Alternative) scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 51st percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “38% proficient” and call it done. Learning Post Academy (Alternative) deserves a closer read. It sits at the 51st percentile of 2,160 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
Learning Post Academy (Alternative)'s low-income kids hit 65.4% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The seven-year arc
Slipped from the 78th to the 51st percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 38% meet the standard today, versus 66% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | — | 85% | — | 67% | 87% |
| Grade 8 | 73% | 67% | 52% | 56% | 62% |
| Grade 11 | 88% | 62% | 67% | 55% | 60% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | — | 43% | — | 33% | 57% |
| Grade 8 | 82% | 51% | 21% | 39% | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 43% | 32% | 25% | 17% | 15% |
The story this school is actually telling
Of 100 students here: 38 are proficient by 11th grade → 100 graduate → 14 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Learning Post Academy (Alternative) in Santa Clarita, 65.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 55.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Learning Post Academy (Alternative) outperforms its district average for low-income students by 10.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (12.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (60.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 16.7 percentage points for white students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 26 students tested.
7 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 322 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 36% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 53
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 73
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 15 | 40% | 47% | 7% | 7% | 87% | +39 |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 14% | 48% | 14% | 24% | 62% | +16 |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 21% | 39% | 33% | 7% | 60% | +13 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 14 | 50% | 7% | 43% | 0% | 57% | +23 |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 15% | 10% | 20% | 55% | 25% | −7 |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 2% | 13% | 40% | 44% | 15% | −8 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 107 | 7% | 29% | 61% | 3% |
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 | 26 | 65.4% | +10 | +27 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 50 | 60.0% | +1 | +21 |
| White | 37 | 51.4% | −25 | −10 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Post Academy (Alternative) ← | — | 45 | 11.8% | 37.7% | — | 0.7% |
| Academy of the Canyons | 2.2 mi | 68 | 58.7% | 87.3% | — | 0.5% |
| William S. Hart High | 0.2 mi | 58 | 25.7% | 51.6% | — | 1.2% |
| Mission View Public | 2.2 mi | 32 | 5.7% | 20.8% | — | 0.7% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59 | 78 | #454 | 31.9% | 65.9% | 23.2% | 0.8% | — |
| 2022 | 49 | 66 | #723 | 17.5% | 47.4% | 34.3% | 0.5% | — |
| 2023 | 50 | 69 | #671 | 24.9% | 46.0% | 38.4% | 1.2% | — |
| 2024 | 46 | 56 | #947 | 15.7% | 36.2% | 29.6% | 1.3% | — |
| 2025 | 45 | 51 | #1057 | 11.8% | 37.7% | 21.7% | 0.7% | — |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 22.8% | 19.3% | -3.5pp |
| Male | 22.5% | 20.8% | -1.7pp |
| Asian | 25.0% | 18.8% | -6.2pp |
| White | 16.7% | 25.0% | +8.3pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27.6% | 18.3% | -9.3pp |
| Two or More Races | 21.9% | 31.8% | +9.9pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 12.5% | 26.7% | +14.2pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 34.7% | 20.5% | -14.2pp |
| All Students | 22.7% | 19.9% | -2.8pp |
| Black/African American | — | 16.7% | — |
| English Learners | — | 36.4% | — |
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