Alternative school · Warner Unified · Menifee, California

Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education

Menifee · 9–12 · 637 students (2024–25)

Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education 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 28 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

28thpercentileDeveloping

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
14

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of six of the seven high school 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, 34% of the class graduated in four years (133 of 389); 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: 389
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, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 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. Alternative high schools: the grade 11 results of 109 alternative schools combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,786 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education a good alternative school?

Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education scores higher than 28 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 28th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 63 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 1,955 students 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, 30% of low-income students in grade 11 at Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education in Menifee scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 30% for the same group at California alternative high schools. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

25% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $11.9 million is planned for 7 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 95% of its $12.5 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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 Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education compare with California alternative schools?

Below California alternative schools in English; well above them in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 27% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% 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: 157 in English, 158 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 · 157 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
73%
This school27%
California alternative high schools33%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 158 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
16%
Below the standard
66%
This school34%
California alternative high schools14%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English stayed at 27% and math went from 12% to 34%.

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 school4%23%40%33%157
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools10%23%29%38%11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school18%16%10%56%158
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 20243 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2024–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20242025202627%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20242025202634%

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 12% in 2024 to 27% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 5% in 2024 to 34% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
2023—
Withheld by CDE
202412%
83 tested
202527%
118 tested
202627%
157 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
2022—
Withheld by CDE
20245%
84 tested
202512%
116 tested
202634%
158 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2022 and 2023.

What you can do

Who can act on Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education’s results?

The state has Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education in its most intensive support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 3rd 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?

Warner 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?

34% 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. 6% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 25% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

34%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 133 of 389 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

6%

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 24 of 397 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

2%

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 2 of 133 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

25% enrolled in college within 12 months · 103 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college23 · 22%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled77 · 75%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 133 of 389 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 · 24 of 397 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 · 2 of 133 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?

63 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 1,955 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: 993 of 1,569 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 1,955 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

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

993 of 1,569 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 1,955

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

Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education

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?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups at California alternative high schools in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 37% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 13% for the same group at California alternative high schools. Hispanic or Latino students: 29% in math, against 12% for the same group at California alternative high schools.

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).
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult EducationSame 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
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 100 tested30%Same group, Alternative 30%
  • Low-incomeMath · 101 testedAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 37%Same group, Alternative 13%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 104 tested24%Same group, Alternative 31%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 103 testedAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 29%Same group, Alternative 12%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 62%2. White: 19%3. Black or African American: 11%4. Two or more races: 5%5. Asian: 1%6. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino62%
  2. White19%
  3. Black or African American11%
  4. Two or more races5%
  5. Asian1%
  6. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  7. Filipino—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  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. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

0% 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 · 0 of 118 English learners0%

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?

47%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 302 of 637.

21teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

15%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and 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 · 100 tested in English, 101 in math
English30%030%
Math37%+2413%
Hispanic or Latino · 104 tested in English, 103 in math
English24%−731%
Math29%+1712%

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.

Black or African American, White and homeless students, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino62%
White19%
Black or African American11%
Two or more races5%
Asian1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Filipino—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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: 15% of teaching positions, 0.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 1.9 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education 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?
Office: (619) 371-5017Administrator: Jarom Luedtke
26025 Newport Road Suite F205, Menifee 92584

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 0% 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 (0 of 118 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 73% in English and 66% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (157 tested in English, 158 in math); Schools in its class: 67% and 86%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 63 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (993 of 1,569 students); average California alternative high school: 44 in 100
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (619) 371-501726025 Newport Road Suite F205, 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; Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025
  • Paloma Valley HighPerris Union High · 1.5 mi
    59thSolidScope Score 59
  • Santa Rosa AcademyMenifee Union · 1.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    47thDevelopingScope Score 55

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #70 of 98 California alternative high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate34%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math5%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)6%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math20%18%
Chronically absent42 in 1005%
Suspension rate0 of 1,5855%

Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education 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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2023–24 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
2024–251428#70California alternative high schools · 98 schools · current formula

2023–24 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2023–2456 in 1000 of 985
2024–2542 in 1000 of 1,585

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

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 111574%23%40%33%27%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 1115818%16%10%56%34%

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested 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 · English1574%27%
2026 · Math15818%34%
2025 · English1184%27%
2025 · Math1166%12%
2024 · English835%12%
2024 · Math842%5%
2023 · English6——
2023 · Math———
2022 · English———
2022 · Math4——

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 11 · English11827%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math11612%
2024 · Grade 11 · English8312%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math845%
2023 · Grade 11 · English6—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math——
2022 · Grade 11 · English——
2022 · Grade 11 · Math4—

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide12315%24%55%6%

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-income10030%
Hispanic or Latino10424%

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 · 42 in 100 → 2025–26 · 63 in 100 · +21 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 1,585 → 2025–26 · 0 of 1,955 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—64 in 100—
Male—62 in 100—
Asian—32 in 100—
Black or African American—68 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—63 in 100—
American Indian or Alaska Native—62 in 100—
Two or more races—59 in 100—
White—66 in 100—
Students with disabilities—72 in 100—
English learners—68 in 100—
Foster youth—88 in 100—
Homeless—72 in 100—
Low-income—64 in 100—
All students—63 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 6% · numerator 24 students classified Prepared · denominator 397 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 8% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 24 (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 24 of 397 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
34%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
8%
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)
2%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
25%

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)298

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 California00%
California State University00%
California community college2322%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled7775%

103 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 25% · % 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$22,058 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 208 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$31,041 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 63%Instruction support 3%Student services 8%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$3,576,30462.79%63%
Instruction support$198,4023.48%3%
Student services$468,1828.22%8%
Administration$782,71913.74%14%
Buildings & maintenance$666,58511.70%12%
Total$5,695,890100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $5,695,890 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$22,058 per pupil
2020$19,623 per pupil
2019$22,897 per pupil
2018$2,191 per pupil
2017$2,549 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 92584 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92584 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$113,767
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28%
ZIP-area population61,366
Median age35.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92584 →

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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 · 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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