Is California Virtual Academy at Fresno a good school?

California Virtual Academy at Fresno ranks in the bottom 19.5% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend California Virtual Academy at Fresno?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,184 students attended California Virtual Academy at Fresno.

What is the racial makeup of California Virtual Academy at Fresno?

Students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno are 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

California Virtual Academy at Fresno

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California Virtual Academy at Fresno is a public charter virtual school serving 1,184 students in grades K-12 in Simi Valley, California. The school has a diverse student population, with 74.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

While the school offers a virtual learning option, its performance metrics raise some concerns. The school had a 64.2% four-year graduation rate in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average of 78.7%. Additionally, the school had a high dropout rate of 32.6%, much higher than the state average. On standardized tests, California Virtual Academy at Fresno consistently underperformed the state average, with only 53.15% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%, and just 18.92% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.9%. The school also had a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 12.4% compared to the state average.

When comparing California Virtual Academy at Fresno to other nearby virtual schools, such as Insight @ San Diego and California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming in several key areas. These nearby virtual schools had higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates than California Virtual Academy at Fresno. The high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at California Virtual Academy at Fresno suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1800

(805) 581-0202

District: California Virtual Academy at Fresno District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4717^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 28.2

Number of students: 1,184

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

23.8%

African American:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details California Virtual Academy at Fresno ranks worse than 80.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.49. (See more...)

Compare Details California Virtual Academy at Fresno ranks worse than 63.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.87. (See more...)

Compare Details California Virtual Academy at Fresno ranks worse than 56.3% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.08. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of California Virtual Academy at Fresno freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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California Virtual Academy at Fresno:

SchoolDigger ranks California Virtual Academy at Fresno 4717^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See California Virtual Academy at Fresno in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks California Virtual Academy at Fresno 1771^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See California Virtual Academy at Fresno in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks California Virtual Academy at Fresno 1308^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See California Virtual Academy at Fresno in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for California Virtual Academy at Fresno

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Rank History for all elementary school students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	13.24	5367^th	5789	7.3%
2021	39.08	796^th	1417	43.8%
2022	35.81	3391^st	5883	42.4%
2023	21.71	4691^st	5874	20.1%
2024	21.49	4717^th	5862	19.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	25.82	2795^th	3160	11.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.57	1617^th	2420	33.2%
2024	50.07	964^th	2634	63.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	15.04	4836^th	5173	6.5%
2021	62.67	329^th	1110	70.4%
2022	46.57	2496^th	5264	52.6%
2023	27.80	4094^th	5374	23.8%
2024	22.33	4586^th	5511	16.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	11.82	5210^th	5492	5.1%
2021	37.75	728^th	1267	42.5%
2022	36.75	3212^th	5635	43.0%
2023	18.85	4809^th	5617	14.4%
2024	19.49	4747^th	5605	15.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.29	1963^rd	2227	11.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	17.29	4876^th	5510	11.5%
2021	41.36	684^th	1272	46.2%
2022	35.14	3356^th	5663	40.7%
2023	26.05	4148^th	5650	26.6%
2024	24.88	4272^nd	5636	24.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.56	477^th	662	27.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	54.19	1933^rd	5084	62.0%
2023	26.61	3987^th	5098	21.8%
2024	25.97	4025^th	5102	21.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	4.11	2771^st	2834	2.2%
2022	12.68	2456^th	2726	9.9%
2023	13.58	2382^nd	2662	10.5%
2024	10.24	2442^nd	2647	7.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	21.43	2119^th	2715	22.0%
2021	43.94	458^th	894	48.8%
2022	44.66	1313^th	2740	52.1%
2023	30.24	1808^th	2802	35.5%
2024	30.87	1771^st	2777	36.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.99	592^nd	1477	59.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.82	599^th	1538	61.1%
2024	41.78	732^nd	1550	52.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.51	1915^th	2369	19.2%
2021	49.41	302^nd	721	58.1%
2022	51.17	978^th	2458	60.2%
2023	36.42	1488^th	2549	41.6%
2024	34.71	1577^th	2575	38.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.19	1781^st	2380	25.2%
2021	46.70	350^th	738	52.6%
2022	55.19	932^nd	2509	62.9%
2023	37.16	1418^th	2547	44.3%
2024	33.34	1567^th	2546	38.5%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	43.53	153^rd	354	56.8%
2022	58.40	433^rd	1531	71.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	16.79	2104^th	2407	12.6%
2021	39.21	423^rd	763	44.6%
2022	34.76	1487^th	2527	41.2%
2023	24.13	1909^th	2558	25.4%
2024	26.74	1802^nd	2547	29.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.50	455^th	614	25.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	53.11	909^th	2359	61.5%
2023	35.58	1432^nd	2391	40.1%
2024	40.72	1282^nd	2383	46.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	8.25	1510^th	1602	5.7%
2022	39.71	917^th	1555	41.0%
2023	27.28	1130^th	1552	27.2%
2024	16.76	1303^rd	1535	15.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.29	806^th	2133	62.2%
2021	53.35	560^th	1290	56.6%
2022	51.16	901^st	2123	57.6%
2023	36.19	1247^th	2348	46.9%
2024	34.08	1308^th	2323	43.7%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	12.02	668^th	786	15.0%
2024	13.19	674^th	804	16.2%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.09	418^th	1323	68.4%
2024	31.88	759^th	1350	43.8%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.04	547^th	1547	64.6%
2024	56.05	394^th	1534	74.3%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	40.10	1161^st	1937	40.1%
2021	66.87	311^th	1126	72.4%
2022	56.96	703^rd	1943	63.8%
2023	40.88	1114^th	2247	50.4%
2024	33.51	1333^rd	2235	40.4%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.81	310^th	417	25.7%
2024	38.09	287^th	451	36.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	24.41	1376^th	1833	24.9%
2021	52.17	489^th	1054	53.6%
2022	48.10	862^nd	1858	53.6%
2023	38.71	1120^th	2118	47.1%
2024	31.17	1322^nd	2098	37.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	62.80	618^th	1880	67.1%
2021	47.30	545^th	1122	51.4%
2022	44.09	953^rd	1916	50.3%
2023	31.89	1280^th	2207	42.0%
2024	35.18	1184^th	2172	45.5%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.58	540^th	731	26.1%
2024	8.50	649^th	712	8.8%

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Rank History for high school African American students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.44	533^rd	720	26.0%
2024	46.46	327^th	721	54.6%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	69.67	440^th	1861	76.4%
2023	40.58	1111^th	2142	48.1%
2024	40.14	1111^th	2125	47.7%

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Rank History for high school Native American students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.27	25^th	33	24.2%

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Rank History for high school White students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	39.05	771^st	1222	36.9%
2022	15.11	1036^th	1204	14.0%
2023	33.03	871^st	1434	39.3%
2024	21.00	1044^th	1406	25.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for California Virtual Academy at Fresno

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	259	57	24	193	14	2	34	583
2020	214	70	25	411	7	3	17	747
2021	343	100	41	661	19	2	20	1186
2022	321	113	64	707	20	2	25	1252
2023	282	118	56	681	17	6	24	1184

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at California Virtual Academy at Fresno

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	583	22.4	25.9	68.3
2020	747	n/a	n/a	69.3
2021	1186	37.6	31.4	76.6
2022	1252	34.9	35.8	70.5
2023	1184	41.8	28.2	74.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio California Virtual Academy at Fresno

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	583	22.4	25.9	68.3
2020	747	n/a	n/a	69.3
2021	1186	37.6	31.4	76.6
2022	1252	34.9	35.8	70.5
2023	1184	41.8	28.2	74.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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