Alternative school · Acton-Agua Dulce Unified · Los Angeles, California

SIATech Academy South

Los Angeles · 10–12 · 194 students (2024–25)

255 S. Mednik Avenue, 90022siatechschools.org ↗(760) 945-1227

SIATech Academy South 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 21 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

21stpercentileNeeds Support

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 ↓

SIATech Academy Southhigher than 21 of the 97 other schools

California’s alternative high schools · 1 dot each

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

SIATech Academy Southhigher than 21 of the 97 other schools

California’s alternative high schools · 1 dot each

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

SIATech Academy Southhigher than 21 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, 27% of the class graduated in four years (17 of 62); 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: 62
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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76 in 100 students (169 of 222) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 222. 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 SIATech Academy South how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is SIATech Academy South a good alternative school?

SIATech Academy South scores higher than 21 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 21st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 76 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 279 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 33% of low-income students in grade 11 at SIATech Academy South in Los Angeles 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?

23% 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, $847,040 is planned for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 28% of its $3.0 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 SIATech Academy South compare with California alternative schools?

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

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% 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: 38 in English, 39 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 · 38 tested

Advanced: 13%
Proficient: 24%
Below the standard: 63%

This school37%

California alternative high schools33%

37% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 39 tested

Advanced: 13%
Proficient: 13%
Below the standard: 74%

This school26%

California alternative high schools14%

26% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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 11 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?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 28% to 37% and math from 16% to 26%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202528%47 tested

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202637%38 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202516%44 tested

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202626%39 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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	13%	24%	31%	32%	38
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools	10%	23%	29%	38%	11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school	13%	13%	5%	69%	39
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%20172022202637%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This school

0%50%100%20172022202626%

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 18% in 2017 to 37% in 2026. In math, it went from 0% in 2018 to 26% 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	18% 11 tested
2018	17% 12 tested
2019	34% 56 tested
2022	42% 33 tested
2023	40% 15 tested
2024	38% 42 tested
2025	28% 47 tested
2026	37% 38 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school
2017	—
2018	0% 11 tested
2019	4% 53 tested
2022	6% 32 tested
2023	0% 12 tested
2024	2% 42 tested
2025	16% 44 tested
2026	26% 39 tested

What you can do

Who can act on SIATech Academy South’s results?

The state has SIATech Academy South 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

The state is giving SIATech Academy South extra help in 2026, because of results for all students.

Extra help for SIATech Academy South: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2026 California School Dashboard. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

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?

27% 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. 23% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

27%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 17 of 62 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 4 of 63 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 0 of 17 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

23% enrolled in college within 12 months · 30 students who finished high school

University of California0 · 0%
California State University0 · 0%
California community college7 · 23%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled23 · 77%

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 · 17 of 62 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 · 4 of 63 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 · 0 of 17 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?

76 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 279 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: 169 of 222 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 279 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

76 in 100This school

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

169 of 222 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 279

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

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at SIATech Academy South

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 math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

29% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), 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).

SIATech Academy SouthSame 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 · 36 tested33%Same group, Alternative 30%
Low-incomeMath · 37 tested24%Same group, Alternative 13%
Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 34 tested38%Same group, Alternative 31%
Hispanic or LatinoMath · 35 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

Hispanic or Latino88%
Black or African American5%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share7%

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.

Who are the families and teachers?

75%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 146 of 194.

7teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

47%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 subject	Here	vs California alternative high schools
Low-income · 36 tested in English, 37 in math
English	33%	+330%
Math	24%	+1113%
Hispanic or Latino · 34 tested in English, 35 in math
English	38%	+731%
Math	29%	+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.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	88%
Black or African American	5%
White	—
Asian	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
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: 47% of teaching positions, 8.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 17.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does SIATech Academy South’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$847,040

planned for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 28% of its $3.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 80 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 73% of the money. The plan itself puts 42% of it toward staff.

Reading Support $237,788
Math Support $237,788
SEL Student Services $145,950
14 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 17 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Reading $279,368
Math $279,368
Catch-up help $63,336

Largest of these

Reading Support$237,788
Math Support$237,788
MTSS Framework$63,336

For high-need students

It plans $625,485 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $523,183 and estimates it spent $406,708, $116,475 (22%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $116,475 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 37% in English and 26% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	28%	37%	up 9 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	16%	26%	up 10 pts
Suspended at least onceGoal 3	0 of 309	0 of 279	no change

Goal 2 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

Reading Support · $237,788
Math Support · $237,788
SEL Student Services · $145,950

The full plan3 goals, 17 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($847,040).

Where does the money go?

77% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1The school will provide high-quality instruction that is based on equity-focused, student-centered learning…$655,44277% of action budgets

“The school will provide high-quality instruction that is based on equity-focused, student-centered learning through a culturally relevant curriculum and instructional framework that results in higher rates of graduation and academic achievement for all students” p. 10 ↗

8 funded actions

Largest funded actions

Reading Support$237,788action 1.2 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $117,788 is state funding counted toward those services
Math Support$237,788action 1.4 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
MTSS Framework$63,336action 1.1 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $20,836 is state funding counted toward those services
Literacy Professional Development$41,580action 1.3 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Numeracy Professional Development$41,580action 1.5 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

3 more funded actions in this goal

Training for Power BI (Data Dashboard) · action 1.8 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$17,856
Digital Curriculum, Progress Monitoring Tool, Student Dashboard · action 1.7 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$13,514
Student Engagement · action 1.6 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,000

How the plan measures it · 8 measures · 3 quoted

DASS Graduation Rate p. 11 ↗
Baseline
All Students: 36.7% …
Target for year 3
60% for all subgroups
Renaissance STAR Reading Assessment p. 11 ↗
Baseline
Overall: Met expected growth 60% …
Target for year 3
Overall: Met exepcted growth 70% …
Renaissance STAR Math Assessment p. 11 ↗
Baseline
Overall: Met expected growth 70% …
Target for year 3
Overall: Met exepcted growth 75% …

5 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Develop and execute a plan to improve and enhance the CTE program for all students in the independent study program$3,079under 1% of action budgets

3 funded actions · p. 17 ↗

Largest funded actions

CTE Program Improvement$2,079action 2.1 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
CTE Marketing$500action 2.3 · p. 39 ↗
Community Partnerships$500action 2.4 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 3 quoted

CTE course enrollments p. 18 ↗
Baseline
8
Target for year 3
20
CTE course completions p. 18 ↗
Baseline
4
Target for year 3
14
Industry Recognized Certifications p. 18 ↗
Baseline
8
Target for year 3
14

2 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Involve students, staff, and families in equity-driven, social-emotional, wellness programs that cultivate…$188,51922% of action budgets

“Involve students, staff, and families in equity-driven, social-emotional, wellness programs that cultivate and foster safe, positive, nurturing, learning environments that prioritize overall well-being” p. 21 ↗

6 funded actions

Largest funded actions

SEL Student Services$145,950action 3.3 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $113,950 is state funding counted toward those services
Community Engagement and Partnerships$26,555action 3.7 · p. 40 ↗
Panorama SEL Survey Data$5,198action 3.2 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
SEL Professional Development$5,198action 3.4 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Empathy Surveys$5,198action 3.6 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

Student and Parent Advisory Committees · action 3.5 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$420

How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 2 quoted

Staff PD for Panorama survey p. 22 ↗
Baseline
70%
Target for year 3
100% of staff trained on Panorama SEL survey data interpretation
Suspension Rate p. 22 ↗
Baseline
0%
Target for year 3
Maintain less than 1%

2 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask SIATech Academy South 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: siatechschools.org ↗Office: (760) 945-1227Administrator: Stacey Wilkins

Location and visiting

Get directions

255 S. Mednik Avenue, Los Angeles 90022

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

Questions for your visit

Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 76 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (169 of 222 students); average California alternative high school: 44 in 100
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 63% in English and 74% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (38 tested in English, 39 in math); Schools in its class: 67% and 86%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Why did estimated spending on these services come in $116,475 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (760) 945-1227255 S. Mednik Avenue, 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; SIATech Academy South’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Ednovate - Esperanza College PrepLos Angeles Unified · 0.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
87thStrongScope Score 73
James A. Garfield Senior HighLos Angeles Unified · 0.6 mi
62ndSolidScope Score 60
Eastside HighLos Angeles Unified · 0.6 mi
27thDevelopingScope Score 48
East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 2Los Angeles Unified · 0.9 mi
29thDevelopingScope Score 49

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 #77 of 98 California alternative high schools we score

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Weight
Graduation rate	27%	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	4%	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	6%	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	22%	18%
Chronically absent	84 in 100	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 309	5%
English learners: top level	8%	5%

SIATech Academy South 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	12	21	#77	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	81 in 100	0 of 332
2024–25	84 in 100	0 of 309

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

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
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced
Grade 11	38	13%	24%	31%	32%	37%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced
Grade 11	39	13%	13%	5%	69%	26%

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 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	38	13%	37%
2026 · Math	39	13%	26%
2025 · English	47	4%	28%
2025 · Math	44	5%	16%
2024 · English	42	7%	38%
2024 · Math	42	0%	2%
2023 · English	15	7%	40%
2023 · Math	12	0%	0%
2022 · English	33	24%	42%
2022 · Math	32	3%	6%
2019 · English	56	9%	34%
2019 · Math	53	2%	4%
2018 · English	12	8%	17%
2018 · Math	11	0%	0%
2017 · English	11	0%	18%
2017 · Math	—	—	—

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 11 · English	47	28%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	44	16%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	42	38%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	42	2%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	15	40%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	12	0%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	33	42%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	32	6%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	56	34%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	53	4%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	12	17%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	11	0%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	11	18%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	—	—

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	16	0%	31%	62%	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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced
Low-income	36	33%
Hispanic or Latino	34	38%

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 · 84 in 100 → 2025–26 · 76 in 100 · −8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 309 → 2025–26 · 0 of 279 · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	77 in 100	—
Male	—	75 in 100	—
Black or African American	—	75 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	76 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	86 in 100	—
English learners	—	83 in 100	—
Low-income	—	79 in 100	—
All students	—	76 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 6% · numerator 4 students classified Prepared · denominator 63 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 25% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 4 (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 4 of 63 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

27%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

25%

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)

This school may not offer A–G courses

College-going rate

23%

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

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	171

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	0	0%
California community college	7	23%
In-state private	0	0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	0	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	23	77%

30 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 23% · % 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$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
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$16,758,097	67.81%	68%
Instruction support	$1,298,452	5.25%	5%
Student services	$1,765,096	7.14%	7%
Administration	$2,380,994	9.63%	10%
Buildings & maintenance	$2,327,638	9.42%	9%
Other	$184,127	0.75%	1%
Total	$24,714,403	100.00%	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 90022 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90022 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$67,967
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	10%
ZIP-area population	60,343
Median age	34.6 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 90022 →

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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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