Venture Academy

Summary:

Venture Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Stockton, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,644 students. The school stands out as a relatively high-performing alternative school in the region, with a 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a dropout rate of 7.5% for the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like Independence (57.4% graduation rate) and one.Charter (23.9% graduation rate), Venture Academy has significantly higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. Additionally, Venture Academy's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally higher than the nearby alternative schools, particularly in the 11th and 8th grade levels. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 14.7%, compared to the nearby alternative schools that range from 26.9% to 63.5%.

However, Venture Academy's test scores are still lower than the state averages, which may be attributed to the school's high percentage of students (64.66%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population. As an alternative school, Venture Academy may offer specialized programs or support services that contribute to its relatively stronger performance compared to other alternative schools in the Venture Academy District. Addressing chronic absenteeism could be an area of focus for the school to further improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 2829 Transworld Dr.
       Stockton, CA  95206-3950


(209) 468-5940

District: Venture Academy District

SchoolDigger Rank:
5224th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  20.5 Help
Number of students:  1,644

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.3%
White:
13.0%
African American:
6.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.7% Help


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Compare Details Venture Academy ranks worse than 89.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.81. (See more...)
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Compare Details Venture Academy ranks worse than 67.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.54. (See more...)
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Compare Details Venture Academy ranks worse than 63.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.06. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Venture 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.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Venture Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Venture Academy 5224th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Venture Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Venture Academy 1874th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Venture Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Venture Academy 1474th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Venture Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Venture Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.52 4942nd 5789 14.6%
2021 23.21 1087th 1417 23.3%
2022 22.66 4579th 5883 22.2%
2023 17.53 5107th 5874 13.1%
2024 15.81 5224th 5862 10.9%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.89 1847th 3275 43.6%
2021 48.72 220th 602 63.5%
2022 30.09 2597th 3311 21.6%
2023 38.93 1896th 3250 41.7%
2024 46.98 1360th 3160 57.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 38.28 1414th 2634 46.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.60 4255th 5173 17.7%
2021 33.04 766th 1110 31.0%
2022 26.45 4123rd 5264 21.7%
2023 16.26 4954th 5374 7.8%
2024 14.57 5163rd 5511 6.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.46 4505th 5492 18.0%
2021 20.04 1051st 1267 17.0%
2022 21.51 4563rd 5635 19.0%
2023 16.37 5018th 5617 10.7%
2024 15.70 5063rd 5605 9.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.52 4935th 5510 10.4%
2021 28.90 860th 1272 32.4%
2022 25.19 4220th 5663 25.5%
2023 19.74 4745th 5650 16.0%
2024 17.34 4953rd 5636 12.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.90 4567th 4963 8.0%
2022 23.77 4217th 5084 17.1%
2023 20.98 4417th 5098 13.4%
2024 17.71 4609th 5102 9.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.12 2339th 2834 17.5%
2022 29.60 2025th 2726 25.7%
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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 Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.92 1756th 2715 35.3%
2021 24.68 677th 894 24.3%
2022 19.16 2256th 2740 17.7%
2023 22.76 2146th 2802 23.4%
2024 28.54 1874th 2777 32.5%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.69 1251st 1442 13.2%
2021 46.38 131st 363 63.9%
2022 45.76 580th 1540 62.3%
2023 51.40 425th 1529 72.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.68 554th 1550 64.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.91 1693rd 2369 28.5%
2021 31.37 512th 721 29.0%
2022 17.85 2192nd 2458 10.8%
2023 23.79 2024th 2549 20.6%
2024 29.66 1788th 2575 30.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.85 1827th 2380 23.2%
2021 23.51 566th 738 23.3%
2022 19.01 2112th 2509 15.8%
2023 24.42 1917th 2547 24.7%
2024 30.21 1662nd 2546 34.7%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.65 327th 1491 78.1%
2021 45.59 142nd 354 59.9%
2022 27.45 1156th 1531 24.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.80 1343rd 2407 44.2%
2021 26.96 550th 763 27.9%
2022 19.94 2056th 2527 18.6%
2023 21.00 2051st 2558 19.8%
2024 26.02 1822nd 2547 28.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.91 1714th 2213 22.5%
2022 20.41 1991st 2359 15.6%
2023 28.97 1691st 2391 29.3%
2024 36.42 1419th 2383 40.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.76 823rd 1602 48.6%
2022 16.18 1338th 1555 14.0%
2023 21.26 1228th 1552 20.9%
2024 17.73 1286th 1535 16.2%
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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 Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.63 1137th 2133 46.7%
2021 31.50 874th 1290 32.2%
2022 32.72 1366th 2123 35.7%
2023 27.97 1472nd 2348 37.3%
2024 28.06 1474th 2323 36.5%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 4.86 745th 786 5.2%
2024 8.13 731st 804 9.1%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.64 516th 941 45.2%
2021 42.64 233rd 467 50.1%
2022 34.63 682nd 1044 34.7%
2023 32.46 711th 1323 46.3%
2024 33.87 678th 1350 49.8%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.49 758th 1547 51.0%
2024 26.08 1128th 1534 26.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.99 987th 1937 49.0%
2021 28.04 841st 1126 25.3%
2022 33.52 1277th 1943 34.3%
2023 26.87 1500th 2247 33.2%
2024 28.22 1470th 2235 34.2%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.38 247th 417 40.8%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.47 1232nd 1833 32.8%
2021 24.82 826th 1054 21.6%
2022 25.78 1367th 1858 26.4%
2023 26.21 1427th 2118 32.6%
2024 26.21 1454th 2098 30.7%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.90 538th 1117 51.8%
2021 43.50 258th 555 53.5%
2022 33.78 717th 1161 38.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.46 902nd 1880 52.0%
2021 31.35 782nd 1122 30.3%
2022 36.32 1133rd 1916 40.9%
2023 27.87 1392nd 2207 36.9%
2024 27.81 1381st 2172 36.4%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.91 653rd 731 10.7%
2024 7.19 665th 712 6.6%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.45 229th 592 61.3%
2022 43.73 250th 522 52.1%
2023 27.86 513th 720 28.8%
2024 32.92 463rd 721 35.8%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.35 947th 1814 47.8%
2022 33.61 1229th 1861 34.0%
2023 28.91 1408th 2142 34.3%
2024 32.71 1310th 2125 38.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Venture Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.80 666th 1222 45.5%
2022 24.89 916th 1204 23.9%
2023 27.89 967th 1434 32.6%
2024 16.73 1111th 1406 21.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Venture Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 294 93 53 1057 16 6 71 0 1590
2020 283 85 67 1013 14 6 73 0 1541
2021 279 98 62 1067 10 6 66 0 1588
2022 248 113 77 1059 10 6 35 0 1548
2023 214 110 90 1155 9 10 55 1 1644

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 Venture Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 1590 80.5 19.7 58.4
2020 1541 n/a n/a 61.6
2021 1588 78.8 20.1 58.6
2022 1548 78.1 19.8 61
2023 1644 79.8 20.5 64.7

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 Venture Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 1590 80.5 19.7 58.4
2020 1541 n/a n/a 61.6
2021 1588 78.8 20.1 58.6
2022 1548 78.1 19.8 61
2023 1644 79.8 20.5 64.7

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Venture Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4942nd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5107th of 5874 Elementary schools
 1.6%
Ranks 1756th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2146th of 2802 Middle schools
 11.9%
Ranks 1137th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1472nd of 2348 High schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)37.326.4
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)21.617
 4.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)32.17.4
 24.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)28.95.6
 23.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)28.825
 3.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)10.510.7
 0.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Venture Academy)11.923.1
 11.2%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)27.529.2
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)27.811.5
 16.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)33.336.1
 2.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)23.315.1
 8.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)36.228.1
 8.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)25.910.7
 15.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Venture Academy)22.414.1
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Venture Academy)5244.1
 7.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Venture Academy)11.38.6
 2.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Venture Academy)16.915.2
 1.7%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15901644
 3.4%
African American93110
 18.3%
American Indian169
 43.8%
Asian5390
 69.8%
Hispanic10571155
 9.3%
Pacific Islander610
 66.7%
White294214
 27.2%
Two or More Races7155
 22.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.4%64.7%
 6.2%


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Students at Venture Academy are 70% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,644 students attended Venture Academy.

Venture Academy ranks in the bottom 10.9% of California alternative schools.


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