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Southern California Flex Academy

Summary:

Southern California Flex Academy is a public charter virtual school serving grades K-12 in Lucerne Valley, California, with 569 students. The school faces several challenges, including lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of students from low-income families compared to nearby schools.

While Southern California Flex Academy has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9%, the nearby High Desert Premier Academy has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 79.2%. In terms of academic performance, Southern California Flex Academy generally underperforms the state averages across various grade levels and subject areas in the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests. For example, in 2023-2024, only 45.45% of 11th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 55.73%, and only 9.09% of 11th graders and 14.84% of students in end-of-course math were proficient or better, compared to state averages of 27.9% and 35.54%, respectively.

Interestingly, the school is located just 0.01 miles away from Granite Mountain Charter, another public charter virtual school that consistently outperforms the state averages in test scores across various grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Southern California Flex Academy has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.07% to 58.17% over the past three school years, which is higher than the nearby Granite Mountain Charter's 44.1% free/reduced lunch rate in 2022-2023. These factors suggest that Southern California Flex Academy may need to identify and address the underlying issues contributing to its underperformance, especially in comparison to its nearby counterpart.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

 8560 Aliento Rd.
       Lucerne Valley, CA  92356-8133

(800) 868-6192

District: Southern California Flex Academy District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4893rd of 5,862 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  544

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.0%
White:
20.4%
African American:
16.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.5% Help


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Compare Details Southern California Flex Academy ranks worse than 83.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.69. (See more...)
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Compare Details Southern California Flex Academy ranks worse than 80.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.48. (See more...)
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Compare Details Southern California Flex Academy ranks worse than 67.3% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.51. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Southern California Flex Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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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SchoolDigger ranks Southern California Flex Academy 4893rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Southern California Flex Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Southern California Flex Academy 2239th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Southern California Flex Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Southern California Flex Academy 1563rd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Southern California Flex Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southern California Flex Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.77 3884th 5883 34.0%
2023 17.82 5073rd 5874 13.6%
2024 19.69 4893rd 5862 16.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 2.62 659th 669 1.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 63.37 636th 2634 75.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.44 4215th 5264 19.9%
2023 19.21 4769th 5374 11.3%
2024 30.77 3877th 5511 29.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 23.56 4368th 5635 22.5%
2023 19.38 4756th 5617 15.3%
2024 21.78 4524th 5605 19.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.54 3171st 5663 44.0%
2023 17.67 4944th 5650 12.5%
2024 19.27 4795th 5636 14.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.66 2413th 5084 52.5%
2023 26.27 4013th 5098 21.3%
2024 25.05 4102nd 5102 19.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.57 2271st 2647 14.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Southern California Flex Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.85 2178th 2740 20.5%
2023 18.62 2349th 2802 16.2%
2024 20.48 2239th 2777 19.4%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 4.59 663rd 678 2.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 56.54 454th 1550 70.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.44 2114th 2458 14.0%
2023 23.86 2021st 2549 20.7%
2024 25.97 1945th 2575 24.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 21.23 2023rd 2509 19.4%
2023 18.69 2138th 2547 16.1%
2024 20.83 2052nd 2546 19.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 22.46 1960th 2527 22.4%
2023 19.53 2121st 2558 17.1%
2024 20.12 2076th 2547 18.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.54 472nd 637 25.9%
2023 21.78 527th 614 14.2%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.67 1570th 2359 33.4%
2023 24.50 1859th 2391 22.3%
2024 21.05 1980th 2383 16.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.71 1311th 1552 15.5%
2024 25.45 1148th 1535 25.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Southern California Flex Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.51 1563rd 2323 32.7%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 39.59 484th 1350 64.1%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.52 528th 1534 65.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.69 1478th 2235 33.9%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 56.17 181st 451 59.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.19 1423rd 2098 32.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.14 1590th 2172 26.8%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.20 535th 721 25.8%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.56 1440th 2125 32.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Southern California Flex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.12 1015th 1406 27.8%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Southern California Flex Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 9 10 0 47 0 0 4 0 70
2020 11 11 1 37 0 0 6 0 66
2021 10 28 1 33 1 0 6 0 79
2022 78 104 28 241 3 2 32 0 488
2023 88 119 14 312 2 4 29 1 569
2024 111 87 16 294 1 6 27 2 544

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Southern California Flex Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 70 5.2 13.4 78.6
2020 66 n/a n/a 75.8
2021 79 4.5 17.5 53.2
2022 488 17.6 27.6 53.1
2023 569 28.5 19.9 58.2
2024 544 32.0 16.9 66.5

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 Southern California Flex Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 70 5.2 13.4 78.6
2020 66 n/a n/a 75.8
2021 79 4.5 17.5 53.2
2022 488 17.6 27.6 53.1
2023 569 28.5 19.9 58.2
2024 544 32.0 16.9 66.5

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Southern California Flex Academy

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YearCompletely ImmunizedMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
202274.6%0.0%23.6%85.5%96.4%92.7%78.2%92.7%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southern California Flex Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students70569
 712.9%
African American10119
 1090%
American Indian02
Asian014
Hispanic47312
 563.8%
Pacific Islander04
White988
 877.8%
Two or More Races429
 625%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.6%58.2%
 20.4%

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Southern California Flex Academy ranks in the bottom 16.5% of California alternative schools.

Students at Southern California Flex Academy are 54% Hispanic, 20% White, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 544 students attended Southern California Flex Academy.


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