How many students attend California Virtual Academy San Mateo?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,009 students attended California Virtual Academy San Mateo.

What is the racial makeup of California Virtual Academy San Mateo?

Students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo are 33% Hispanic, 29% White, 20% Asian, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Q: Is California Virtual Academy San Mateo a good school?

California Virtual Academy San Mateo ranks 2226 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Summary:

California Virtual Academy San Mateo is a public charter virtual school serving 1,009 students in grades K-12 in Simi Valley, California. This school stands out for its strong performance, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better test scores compared to nearby virtual schools.

The California Virtual Academy San Mateo had a 76.5% four-year graduation rate in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby Insight @ San Diego (54.5%) and California Virtual Academy at Fresno (64.2%) schools. The school also had a lower 21.6% dropout rate compared to Insight @ San Diego (44.6%) and California Virtual Academy at Fresno (32.6%). Additionally, California Virtual Academy San Mateo had a 7.4% chronic absenteeism rate, which is lower than Insight @ San Diego (26.1%) and California Virtual Academy at Fresno (12.4%).

In terms of academic performance, California Virtual Academy San Mateo outperformed the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessments. For example, in 11th grade English Language Arts/Literacy, the school had 61.17% proficient or better compared to the state average of 55.73%. This consistent performance suggests the school is providing a stable and effective virtual learning environment for its students, even with a relatively high percentage of students (around 50%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1800

(805) 581-0202

District: California Virtual Academy San Mateo District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2226^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 29.0

Number of students: 1,009

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

28.8%

Asian:

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details California Virtual Academy San Mateo ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.17. (See more...)

Compare Details California Virtual Academy San Mateo ranks better than 64.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.15. (See more...)

Compare Details California Virtual Academy San Mateo ranks better than 74.3% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.67. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 San Mateo:

SchoolDigger ranks California Virtual Academy San Mateo 2226^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See California Virtual Academy San Mateo in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks California Virtual Academy San Mateo 985^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See California Virtual Academy San Mateo in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks California Virtual Academy San Mateo 597^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See California Virtual Academy San Mateo in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for California Virtual Academy San Mateo

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Rank History for all elementary school students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	30.94	3859^th	5789	33.3%
2021	80.90	260^th	1417	81.7%
2022	72.74	1496^th	5883	74.6%
2023	59.94	2054^th	5874	65.0%
2024	56.17	2226^th	5862	62.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.93	350^th	3250	89.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	31.12	3783^rd	5173	26.9%
2021	82.42	121^st	1110	89.1%
2022	76.34	897^th	5264	83.0%
2023	46.11	2625^th	5374	51.2%
2024	47.49	2564^th	5511	53.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	35.03	3412^th	5492	37.9%
2021	76.93	271^st	1267	78.6%
2022	72.78	1408^th	5635	75.0%
2023	62.27	1840^th	5617	67.2%
2024	58.66	2009^th	5605	64.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	48.76	836^th	2227	62.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	30.90	3720^th	5510	32.5%
2021	81.43	234^th	1272	81.6%
2022	70.27	1518^th	5663	73.2%
2023	55.20	2168^th	5650	61.6%
2024	51.32	2392^nd	5636	57.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	55.64	653^rd	1154	43.4%
2023	40.06	842^nd	1190	29.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	58.96	1687^th	5084	66.8%
2023	49.05	2291^st	5098	55.1%
2024	47.44	2440^th	5102	52.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	7.15	2708^th	2834	4.4%
2022	66.13	950^th	2726	65.2%
2023	46.56	1526^th	2662	42.7%
2024	24.29	2118^th	2647	20.0%

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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 San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	37.47	1535^th	2715	43.5%
2021	72.56	199^th	894	77.7%
2022	67.86	728^th	2740	73.4%
2023	58.34	950^th	2802	66.1%
2024	56.15	985^th	2777	64.5%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	37.07	443^rd	699	36.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	66.98	187^th	1477	87.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.27	441^st	1538	71.3%
2024	61.15	388^th	1550	75.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	30.20	1686^th	2369	28.8%
2021	65.67	182^nd	721	74.8%
2022	62.55	678^th	2458	72.4%
2023	47.05	1122^nd	2549	56.0%
2024	50.95	1007^th	2575	60.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	26.53	1738^th	2380	27.0%
2021	70.64	183^rd	738	75.2%
2022	75.42	523^rd	2509	79.2%
2023	67.94	671^st	2547	73.7%
2024	54.27	952^nd	2546	62.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	99.53	3^rd	354	99.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	47.30	1090^th	2407	54.7%
2021	71.59	179^th	763	76.5%
2022	58.31	840^th	2527	66.8%
2023	46.13	1178^th	2558	53.9%
2024	55.32	921^st	2547	63.8%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	41.03	481^st	733	34.4%
2023	49.94	424^th	718	40.9%
2024	27.78	563^rd	741	24.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.90	201^st	614	67.3%
2024	90.84	42^nd	626	93.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	56.75	808^th	2359	65.7%
2023	42.22	1206^th	2391	49.6%
2024	49.01	1010^th	2383	57.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	16.35	1367^th	1602	14.7%
2022	58.97	608^th	1555	60.9%
2023	45.39	824^th	1552	46.9%
2024	40.90	881^st	1535	42.6%

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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 San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	68.57	570^th	2133	73.3%
2021	58.17	489^th	1290	62.1%
2022	74.82	453^rd	2123	78.7%
2023	57.01	713^th	2348	69.6%
2024	61.67	597^th	2323	74.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.19	216^th	786	72.5%
2024	46.35	365^th	804	54.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.51	146^th	1323	89.0%
2024	74.12	71^st	1350	94.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.71	638^th	1547	58.8%
2024	69.81	216^th	1534	85.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	58.64	713^th	1937	63.2%
2021	67.63	304^th	1126	73.0%
2022	65.11	540^th	1943	72.2%
2023	46.18	982^nd	2247	56.3%
2024	55.32	716^th	2235	68.0%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.63	197^th	417	52.8%
2024	56.87	175^th	451	61.2%

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Rank History for high school Female students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.25	693^rd	1833	62.2%
2021	51.95	491^st	1054	53.4%
2022	59.18	636^th	1858	65.8%
2023	58.74	634^th	2118	70.1%
2024	61.09	579^th	2098	72.4%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	99.27	11^th	1117	99.0%
2021	62.89	129^th	555	76.8%

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Rank History for high school Male students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	75.96	394^th	1880	79.0%
2021	57.79	428^th	1122	61.9%
2022	82.79	274^th	1916	85.7%
2023	51.37	775^th	2207	64.9%
2024	58.84	624^th	2172	71.3%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	12.06	518^th	582	11.0%
2023	55.70	362^nd	731	50.5%
2024	46.77	412^th	712	42.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	42.34	319^th	592	46.1%
2023	56.08	254^th	720	64.7%
2024	78.26	106^th	721	85.3%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	83.23	214^th	1861	88.5%
2023	43.13	1027^th	2142	52.1%
2024	56.42	680^th	2125	68.0%

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Rank History for high school White students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	54.76	557^th	1222	54.4%
2022	38.32	741^st	1204	38.5%
2023	47.25	642^nd	1434	55.2%
2024	49.03	610^th	1406	56.6%

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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 San Mateo

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	348	84	142	190	15	15	59	853
2020	269	64	165	246	9	14	58	825
2021	326	81	235	331	10	15	58	1056
2022	299	94	286	379	8	18	41	1125
2023	291	109	204	338	8	18	41	1009

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 San Mateo

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	853	27.4	31.1	45.1
2020	825	n/a	n/a	48.2
2021	1056	34.1	30.9	50.8
2022	1125	31.6	35.5	50.5
2023	1009	34.6	29.0	50.8

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 San Mateo

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	853	27.4	31.1	45.1
2020	825	n/a	n/a	48.2
2021	1056	34.1	30.9	50.8
2022	1125	31.6	35.5	50.5
2023	1009	34.6	29.0	50.8

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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