Alternative school · Acton-Agua Dulce Unified · Fontana, California

Options for Youth-Acton

Fontana · 8–12 · 2,171 students (2024–25)

17216 Slover Avenue, Suite L-102, 92337ofy.org ↗(909) 429-0482

Options for Youth-Acton 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 31 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

31stpercentileDeveloping

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
15

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 37% of the class graduated in four years (306 of 826); 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: 826
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.

This rating covers grade 11. Options for Youth-Acton teaches 8–12.

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0.2% of students (12 of 5,038) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 5,038. The California figure is an average of school rates (96 scored California alternative high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Options for Youth-Acton how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Options for Youth-Acton a good alternative school?

Options for Youth-Acton scores higher than 31 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 31st percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 37 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score. 0.2% of students (12 of 5,038) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 40% of low-income students in grades 8 and 11 at Options for Youth-Acton in Fontana scored Proficient or Advanced in English. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

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

  • 57 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?

39% 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 Options for Youth-Acton compare with California alternative schools?

Above California alternative schools in English; near them in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 42% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 10% in math, against 33% and 14% at California alternative schools.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 586 in English, 587 in math
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 · 586 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
29%
Below the standard
58%
This school42%
California alternative high schools33%

42% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 587 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
6%
Below the standard
90%
This school10%
California alternative high schools14%

10% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 8
Proficient or Advanced34%
Advanced3%
Proficient31%
Developing level35%
Minimal31%
Tested32
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced42%
Advanced13%
Proficient29%
Developing level32%
Minimal26%
Tested586

Math

Math, grade 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 8
Proficient or Advanced3%
Advanced0%
Proficient3%
Developing level41%
Minimal56%
Tested32
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced10%
Advanced4%
Proficient6%
Developing level16%
Minimal74%
Tested587

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 32 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 higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 34% to 42% and math from 6% to 10%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202534%500 tested
→
202642%586 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20256%497 tested
→
202610%587 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: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

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
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school13%29%32%26%586
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools10%23%29%38%11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school4%6%16%74%587
Math, grade 11 · California alternative high schools8%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 20187 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2018–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20182022202642%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20182022202610%

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

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
201841%
211 tested
201941%
382 tested
202239%
356 tested
202333%
360 tested
202441%
506 tested
202534%
500 tested
202642%
586 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20183%
212 tested
20194%
380 tested
20223%
354 tested
20234%
357 tested
20247%
505 tested
20256%
497 tested
202610%
587 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Options for Youth-Acton’s results?

The state has Options for Youth-Acton 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) 

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

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?

37% 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. 14% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 39% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

37%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 306 of 826 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

14%

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 118 of 854 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

38%

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 116 of 306 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

39% enrolled in college within 12 months · 368 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓7 · 2%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓21 · 6%
  • California community college101 · 27%
  • In-state private7 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled226 · 61%

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.

  • English2
Every approved AP course2 courses in 1 subject, 7 through outside providers
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
7 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
  • 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)
57 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 · 306 of 826 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 · 118 of 854 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 · 116 of 306 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.
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 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
25
Admitted
14
Enrolled
3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 19 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 18 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 17 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 9 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 6 · Admitted 5 · 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 2019

  • Fall 2025Applied 25 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 38 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2023Applied 23 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2022Applied 18 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2021Applied 14 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2020Applied 12 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
101
Admitted
97
Enrolled
31

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.

  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 236 · Admitted 225 · Enrolled 44
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 194 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 18
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 168 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 115 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 99 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 69 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 42 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 35 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 26 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 25 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

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 101 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2024Applied 74 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2023Applied 55 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2022Applied 39 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2021Applied 46 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 19

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

37 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. 0.2% of 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: 1,105 of 2,953 students counted for it; suspension: 12 of 5,038 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

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

1,105 of 2,953 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.2%

of students were suspended at least once (12 of 5,038). Average California alternative high school we score 1.0%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 8: 41 in 100, 13 of 32
  • Grades 9–12: 37 in 100, 1,092 of 2,921
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Options for Youth-Acton

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

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group at California alternative high schools in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

42% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 31% for the same group at California alternative high schools. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California alternative high schools: the same group in the same grades at schools in this class, combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Options for Youth-ActonSame group, California alternative high schoolsAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Two or more races36 tested56%Same group, Alternative 40%
  • White73 tested49%Same group, Alternative 38%
  • Hispanic or Latino428 testedAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 42%Same group, Alternative 31%
  • Low-income475 tested40%Same group, Alternative 30%
  • Black or African American36 tested33%Same group, Alternative 26%
  • Students with disabilities105 tested17%Same group, Alternative 15%
  • English learners61 tested10%Same group, Alternative 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 4% to 14%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 75%2. White: 10%3. Black or African American: 7%4. Not reported: 4%5. Two or more races: 2%6. Asian: 1%7. Pacific Islander: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino75%
  2. White10%
  3. Black or African American7%
  4. Not reported4%
  5. Two or more races2%
  6. Asian1%
  7. Pacific Islander<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Filipino—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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.

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

54% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 117 of 218 English learners54%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

83%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,797 of 2,171.

70teachers, 2024–25

10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

36%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results against California alternative high schools, with sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs California alternative high schools
Low-income · 475 tested in English, 476 in math
English40%+1030%
Math10%−313%
Hispanic or Latino · 428 tested in English, 429 in math
English42%+1131%
Math10%−212%
White · 73 tested
English49%+1138%
Math12%−820%
Black or African American · 36 tested
English33%+726%
Math6%−511%
Two or more races · 36 tested
English56%+1640%
Math14%−216%
English learners · 61 tested
English10%+28%
Math7%−310%
Students with disabilities · 105 tested
English17%+215%
Math4%−48%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject at California alternative high schools. ■ Green: a group that is behind at California alternative high schools does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino75%
White10%
Black or African American7%
Not reported4%
Two or more races2%
Asian1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Filipino—

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: 36% of teaching positions, 16.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 45.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Options for Youth-Acton 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: ofy.org ↗Office: (909) 429-0482Administrator: Ileana Kiriakos

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
17216 Slover Avenue, Suite L-102, Fontana 92337

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

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 58% in English and 90% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (586 tested in English, 587 in math); Schools in its class: 67% and 86%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (909) 429-048217216 Slover Avenue, Suite L-102, 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; Options for Youth-Acton’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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 #67 of 98 California alternative high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate37%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math3%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)14%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math20%18%
Chronically absent41 in 1005%
Suspension rate0.2% (13 of 5,583)5%
English learners: top level18%5%

Options for Youth-Acton 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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–251531#67California 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 yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2447 in 1000.1% (7 of 5,493)
2024–2541 in 1000.2% (13 of 5,583)

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 year2018–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English61812%42%
2026 · Math6194%10%
2025 · English5345%32%
2025 · Math5321%6%
2024 · English5439%39%
2024 · Math5420%6%
2023 · English3968%31%
2023 · Math3921%4%
2022 · English37510%38%
2022 · Math3731%3%
2019 · English4108%40%
2019 · Math4080%4%
2018 · English2236%39%
2018 · Math2240%3%

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 8 · English349%
2025 · Grade 11 · English50034%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math350%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math4976%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3714%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50641%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math370%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math5057%
2023 · Grade 7 · English——
2023 · Grade 8 · English3511%
2023 · Grade 11 · English36033%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math——
2023 · Grade 8 · Math343%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3574%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1916%
2022 · Grade 11 · English35639%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math195%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3543%
2019 · Grade 8 · English2814%
2019 · Grade 11 · English38241%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math280%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math3804%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1217%
2018 · Grade 11 · English21141%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math120%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math2123%

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
Schoolwide1573%19%66%11%

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
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income49940%
Hispanic or Latino44841%
Students with disabilities (grade 11 only)10517%

Each group is compared with the same group at California alternative high schools under Every learner.

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 · 41 in 100 → 2025–26 · 37 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.2% (13 of 5,583) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (12 of 5,038) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—35 in 100—
Male—40 in 100—
Asian—17 in 100—
Black or African American—44 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—37 in 100—
American Indian or Alaska Native—64 in 100—
Pacific Islander—8 in 100—
Two or more races—49 in 100—
White—37 in 100—
Students with disabilities—37 in 100—
English learners—41 in 100—
Foster youth—51 in 100—
Homeless—50 in 100—
Low-income—39 in 100—
All students—37 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
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 14% · numerator 118 students classified Prepared · denominator 854 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 1% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 118 (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 118 of 854 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
37%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
1%
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)
38%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
39%

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 2019–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025251433.343.65—
2024382353.333.673.54
2023231783.573.783.89
2022181153.503.753.87
2021141043.603.67—
2020126under 33.333.47—
20197under 3under 32.97——

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 2019.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20257under 3under 3
Berkeley202413under 3under 3
Berkeley20237under 3under 3
Berkeley20226under 3under 3
Davis20256under 3under 3
Davis20247under 3under 3
Davis20235under 3under 3
Irvine202517under 3under 3
Irvine202429under 3under 3
Irvine202317under 3under 3
Irvine202213under 3under 3
Irvine202110under 3under 3
Los Angeles202518under 3under 3
Los Angeles202422under 3under 3
Los Angeles202315under 3under 3
Los Angeles202216under 3under 3
Los Angeles20217under 3under 3
Merced202565under 3
Merced202464under 3
Riverside20251911under 3
Riverside20242713under 3
Riverside202319144
Riverside20221465
Riverside2021117under 3
San Diego202511under 3under 3
San Diego2024248under 3
San Diego2023136under 3
San Diego202210under 3under 3
San Diego20215under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202594under 3
Santa Barbara202494under 3
Santa Barbara2023104under 3
Santa Barbara202255under 3
Santa Barbara202154under 3
Santa Cruz2024104under 3
Santa Cruz20235under 3under 3
Santa Cruz20215under 3under 3
Universitywide202525143
Universitywide202438235
Universitywide202323178
Universitywide202218115
Universitywide202114104

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Biologyonline provider (EdOptions Academy)
Calculus ABonline provider (EdOptions Academy)
Chemistryonline provider (EdOptions Academy)
Computer Science Principlesonline provider (EdOptions Academy)
English Literature and Compositiononline provider (EdOptions Academy)
Spanish Language and Cultureonline provider (EdOptions Academy)
United States Historyonline 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
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count9
AP enrollment (male/female)4
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 57 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections2
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,155

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 California72%
California State University216%
California community college10127%
In-state private72%
Out-of-state, 4-year31%
Out-of-state, 2-year31%
Not enrolled22661%

368 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 39% · % 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 2025 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$17,135 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 919 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$25,419 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 68%Instruction support 5%Student services 7%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$16,758,09767.81%68%
Instruction support$1,298,4525.25%5%
Student services$1,765,0967.14%7%
Administration$2,380,9949.63%10%
Buildings & maintenance$2,327,6389.42%9%
Other$184,1270.75%1%
Total$24,714,403100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $24,714,403 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$17,135 per pupil
2020$15,205 per pupil
2019$14,318 per pupil
2018$3,161 per pupil
2017$2,803 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 92337 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92337 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$107,678
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16%
ZIP-area population36,026
Median age34.9 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 92337 →

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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 · 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 · 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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