Alternative school · Capistrano Unified · San Juan Capistrano, California

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano · 7–12 · 185 students (2024–25)

31878 Del Obispo Street, Suite 105, 92675capousd.org ↗(949) 248-1282

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano is an alternative school: students are enrolled through a placement, application, or referral process specific to the program.

Compared only with other alternative schools: higher than 67 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

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The dots are California’s 98 scored alternative high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Opportunities for Learning - Capistranohigher than 67 of the 97 other schools

California’s alternative high schools · 1 dot each

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Opportunities for Learning - Capistranohigher than 67 of the 97 other schools

California’s alternative high schools · 1 dot each

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Opportunities for Learning - Capistranohigher than 67 of the 97 other schools

California’s alternative high schools · 1 dot each

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 45% of the class graduated in four years (52 of 116); across California’s alternative high schools, 35%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 116
Comparison: Alternative high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 122 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 8,737 of 24,956). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 32% in math, against 33% and 14% at other alternative high schools.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 60. Alternative high schools: the grade 11 results of 109 alternative schools combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,827 in English and 11,786 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano a good alternative school?

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano scores higher than 68 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 68th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 27 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score. 0 of 638 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 1 subject for 2025–26.

2 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

57% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How does Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano compare with California alternative schools?

Well above California alternative schools in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% in math, against 33% and 14% at California alternative schools.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 60
Comparison: California alternative high schools with results in grade 11: the 109 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,827 in English, 11,786 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 60 tested

Advanced: 20%
Proficient: 30%
Below the standard: 50%

This school50%

California alternative high schools33%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 60 tested

Advanced: 23%
Proficient: 9%
Below the standard: 68%

This school32%

California alternative high schools14%

32% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 7: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 7
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed
Tested	4

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	50%
Advanced	20%
Proficient	30%
Developing level	28%
Minimal	22%
Tested	60

Math

Math, grade 7: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 7
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed
Tested	4

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	32%
Advanced	23%
Proficient	9%
Developing level	18%
Minimal	50%
Tested	60

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 19 points at California alternative schools. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 57% to 50% and math from 17% to 32%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202557%47 tested

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202650%60 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202517%47 tested

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202632%60 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California alternative schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	20%	30%	28%	22%	60
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools	10%	23%	29%	38%	11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school	23%	9%	18%	50%	60
Math, grade 11 · California alternative high schools	8%	6%	12%	74%	11,786

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California alternative high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This school

0%50%100%20172022202650%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This school

0%50%100%20172022202632%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 44% in 2017 to 50% in 2026. In math, it went from 16% in 2017 to 32% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school
2017	44% 32 tested
2018	42% 33 tested
2019	50% 42 tested
2022	68% 25 tested
2023	56% 43 tested
2024	51% 49 tested
2025	57% 47 tested
2026	50% 60 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school
2017	16% 31 tested
2018	12% 32 tested
2019	12% 42 tested
2022	22% 27 tested
2023	16% 43 tested
2024	24% 49 tested
2025	17% 47 tested
2026	32% 60 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano’s results?

The state has Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 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?

Its 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Capistrano Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

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

That compares with 35% at California alternative high schools. 16% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 57% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

45%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 52 of 116 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

16%

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 19 of 120 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

44%

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 23 of 52 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

57% enrolled in college within 12 months · 49 students who finished high school

University of California0 · 0%
California State University2 · 4%
California community college22 · 45%
In-state private2 · 4%
Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 2%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 2%
Not enrolled21 · 43%

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.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 1 subject for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

World Languages & Cultures2

Every approved AP course2 courses in 1 subject, 8 through outside providers

World Languages & Cultures 2

Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

8 authorizations through outside providers

BiologyEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
Calculus ABEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
ChemistryEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
Computer Science PrinciplesEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
English Literature and CompositionEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
PsychologyEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
Spanish Language and CultureEdOptions Academy · 2025–26
United States HistoryEdOptions Academy · 2025–26

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

2 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.

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 · 52 of 116 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 · 19 of 120 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 23 of 52 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
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?

27 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California alternative high school we score, 44 in 100 were. 0 of 638 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 71 of 261 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 638 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

27 in 100This school

44 in 100At the average California alternative high school we score

71 of 261 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 638

students were suspended at least once. Average California alternative high school we score 1.0%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano

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 ↓

Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 43%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White43%
Hispanic or Latino38%
Not reported6%
Two or more races5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share8%

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?

52%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 97 of 185.

14teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

7%in their first year, 2024–25

23%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	43%
Hispanic or Latino	38%
Not reported	6%
Two or more races	5%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
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: 23% of teaching positions, 0.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 3.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 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: capousd.org ↗Office: (949) 248-1282Administrator: Ileana Kiriakos

Location and visiting

Get directions

31878 Del Obispo Street, Suite 105, San Juan Capistrano 92675

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 57% in 2025 to 50% in 2026 here
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
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 (949) 248-128231878 Del Obispo Street, Suite 105, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

California Preparatory Academy1.2 mi
66thSolidScope Score 62
California Online Public Schools Southern California1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
24thNeeds SupportScope Score 47
San Juan Hills High2.1 mi
87thStrongScope Score 73
Dana Hills High2.6 mi
70thSolidScope Score 63

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #31 of 98 California alternative high schools we score

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Weight
Graduation rate	45%	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	18%	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	16%	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	37%	18%
Chronically absent	29 in 100	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 725	5%
English learners: top level	50%	5%

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano is ranked only among California alternative high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. 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.

Scope Score by year2018–19 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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	27	68	#31	California alternative high schools · 98 schools · current formula

2018–19, 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	29 in 100	0 of 810
2024–25	29 in 100	0 of 725

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Every tested year2017–2026 · 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	64	20%	52%
2026 · Math	64	23%	33%
2025 · English	50	22%	56%
2025 · Math	50	12%	18%
2024 · English	52	23%	48%
2024 · Math	52	8%	23%
2023 · English	47	17%	57%
2023 · Math	47	2%	17%
2022 · English	31	16%	58%
2022 · Math	33	6%	21%
2019 · English	51	14%	47%
2019 · Math	51	4%	14%
2018 · English	45	9%	44%
2018 · Math	44	0%	14%
2017 · English	40	10%	42%
2017 · Math	39	5%	15%

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 8 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 11 · English	47	57%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	47	17%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 11 · English	49	51%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	49	24%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 11 · English	43	56%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	43	16%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	5	—
2022 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 11 · English	25	68%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	5	—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	27	22%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	4	—
2019 · Grade 8 · English	5	—
2019 · Grade 11 · English	42	50%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	4	—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	5	—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	42	12%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · English	33	42%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	32	12%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 11 · English	32	44%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	31	16%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	84	11%	29%	58%	2%

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.

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 · 29 in 100 → 2025–26 · 27 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 725 → 2025–26 · 0 of 638 · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	26 in 100	—
Male	—	28 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	26 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	14 in 100	—
White	—	30 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	31 in 100	—
English learners	—	41 in 100	—
Homeless	—	12 in 100	—
Low-income	—	29 in 100	—
All students	—	27 in 100	—

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

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 16% · numerator 19 students classified Prepared · denominator 120 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 11% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 19 (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 19 of 120 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate

45%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

11%

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)

44%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

57%

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Biology	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
Calculus AB	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
Chemistry	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
Computer Science Principles	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
English Literature and Composition	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
Psychology	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
Spanish Language and Culture	online provider (EdOptions Academy)
United States History	online provider (EdOptions Academy)

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	8
AP enrollment (male/female)	5
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 2 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	6
Physics sections	2
Chemistry sections	2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	156

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	0	0%
California State University	2	4%
California community college	22	45%
In-state private	2	4%
Out-of-state, 4-year	1	2%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	2%
Not enrolled	21	43%

49 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 57% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,431 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 43,719 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,166 per ADA

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

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 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$417,584,956	63.80%	64%
Instruction support	$68,375,155	10.45%	10%
Student services	$66,378,183	10.14%	10%
Administration	$35,692,663	5.45%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$60,549,006	9.25%	9%
Other	$5,980,092	0.91%	1%
Total	$654,560,054	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $654,560,054 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$12,431 per pupil

2020$11,341 per pupil

2019$10,665 per pupil

2018$9,388 per pupil

2017$8,875 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 92675 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92675 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$129,457
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	43%
ZIP-area population	35,095
Median age	46.2 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 92675 →

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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 98 alternative 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 · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · 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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