Alternative Learning Center

Summary:

Alternative Learning Center is a public alternative school located in San Bernardino, CA that serves grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 54 students. It is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1221 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alternative Learning Center faces significant challenges in serving its student population, as evidenced by the high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 24.7% to 94.7%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments are also generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 41.67% of 11th graders being proficient in ELA and just 16.67% of 11th graders and 12.5% of end-of-course students being proficient in math. Additionally, Alternative Learning Center has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.71% to 92.59% in recent years, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Anderson and Virtual Academy, Alternative Learning Center appears to be performing better in terms of graduation rates and test scores, but these schools serve even more challenging student populations, with higher rates of chronic absenteeism and lower proficiency levels. The variability in staffing levels at Alternative Learning Center, with the student-teacher ratio fluctuating significantly from 10.6 to 26.4 students per teacher in recent years, may also be a contributing factor to the school's challenges.


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Public, Alternative K-12

 1885 E. Lynwood Dr
       San Bernardino, CA  92404-3269


(909) 888-0763

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1324th of 2,323 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,097 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  49

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.6%
African American:
12.2%
White:
10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.8% Help


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Compare Details Alternative Learning Center is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.32. (See more...)
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Compare Details Alternative Learning Center is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.56. (See more...)
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Compare Details Alternative Learning Center ranks worse than 57% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.28. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.6%), African American (12.2%), White (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alternative Learning Center is 16.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alternative Learning Center is $17,097.
Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Alternative Learning Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Alternative Learning Center 1324th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Alternative Learning Center in the ranking list.)

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San Bernardino City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bernardino City Unified 1221st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alternative Learning Center

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.32 5420th 5883 7.9%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.88 1372nd 3311 58.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.01 4719th 5264 10.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 17.36 4958th 5635 12.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.74 1279th 2227 42.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.80 5318th 5663 6.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.10 544th 663 17.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 21.14 4429th 5084 12.9%
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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 Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.56 2282nd 2740 16.7%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.99 1020th 1540 33.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 23.01 1987th 2458 19.2%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.42 263rd 336 21.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.83 2041st 2509 18.7%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.32 1248th 1531 18.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 17.07 2208th 2527 12.6%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 23.31 528th 637 17.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.11 1740th 2359 26.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.20 1337th 1555 14.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Alternative Learning Center

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Rank History for all high school students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.33 1136th 1653 31.3%
2005 27.54 1110th 1901 41.6%
2006 29.99 1091st 1968 44.6%
2007 26.40 1255th 2063 39.2%
2008 41.55 875th 2117 58.7%
2009 35.70 1168th 2238 47.8%
2010 25.80 1401st 2281 38.6%
2011 18.22 1703rd 2367 28.1%
2012 26.23 1412th 2354 40.0%
2013 29.05 1351st 2426 44.3%
2015 15.98 1567th 1994 21.4%
2017 37.28 1278th 2021 36.8%
2018 12.61 1674th 2017 17.0%
2019 31.01 1411th 2133 33.8%
2022 17.22 1725th 2123 18.7%
2023 12.82 1915th 2348 18.4%
2024 33.28 1324th 2323 43.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.56 1469th 1862 21.1%
2019 39.88 1165th 1937 39.9%
2022 17.56 1613th 1943 17.0%
2023 13.23 1857th 2247 17.4%
2024 40.42 1132nd 2235 49.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 12.25 1671st 1858 10.1%
2023 9.73 1910th 2118 9.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.72 1646th 2207 25.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Alternative Learning Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.05 1408th 1742 19.2%
2022 15.85 1574th 1861 15.4%
2023 14.83 1716th 2142 19.9%
2024 42.33 1047th 2125 50.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Alternative Learning Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 18 10 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 39
1992 195 125 17 188 10 n/a n/a 0 535
1993 48 22 1 40 3 n/a n/a 0 114
1994 64 43 4 98 3 n/a n/a 0 212
1995 61 28 7 107 6 n/a n/a 0 209
1996 61 28 7 107 6 n/a n/a 0 209
1997 67 31 1 79 4 n/a n/a 0 182
1998 88 50 9 158 6 n/a n/a 0 311
1999 87 64 8 165 13 n/a n/a 0 337
2000 111 83 13 203 16 n/a n/a 0 426
2001 66 18 2 66 2 n/a n/a 0 154
2002 45 16 2 36 2 n/a n/a 0 101
2003 45 16 2 36 2 n/a n/a 0 101
2004 51 10 2 40 4 n/a n/a 0 107
2005 35 24 6 49 4 n/a n/a 0 118
2006 30 18 0 29 1 n/a n/a 0 78
2007 28 15 1 28 3 n/a n/a 1 76
2008 31 13 2 40 n/a n/a n/a 0 86
2009 23 12 1 29 1 0 2 0 68
2010 22 9 1 40 1 0 1 0 74
2011 26 6 1 33 3 0 3 0 72
2012 21 6 0 29 4 0 2 0 62
2013 24 14 1 40 0 0 2 0 81
2014 10 5 1 27 0 0 0 0 43
2015 6 7 1 19 0 0 2 0 35
2016 5 3 0 12 0 0 1 0 21
2017 5 4 0 20 0 0 0 0 29
2018 5 3 1 25 0 0 1 0 35
2019 2 3 0 28 1 0 3 0 37
2020 4 2 0 31 0 0 2 0 39
2021 1 3 0 28 0 0 0 0 32
2022 60 161 29 1030 3 2 47 0 1332
2023 3 6 0 44 0 0 1 0 54
2024 5 6 0 38 0 0 0 0 49

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 Alternative Learning Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 39 0.0 0.0 n/a
1992 535 n/a n/a n/a
1993 114 6.0 19.0 33.3
1994 212 1.0 212.0 50.9
1995 209 1.0 209.0 0
1996 209 1.0 209.0 0
1997 182 2.0 91.0 94.5
1998 311 2.0 155.5 0
1999 337 1.0 337.0 2.1
2000 426 1.0 426.0 0
2001 154 3.0 51.3 32.5
2002 101 2.7 37.4 46.5
2003 101 2.7 37.4 46.5
2004 107 4.3 24.9 50.5
2005 118 4.0 29.5 53.4
2006 78 6.0 13.0 57.7
2007 76 1.0 76.0 56
2008 86 3.2 26.9 48.8
2009 68 2.5 14.8 64.7
2010 74 3.0 24.6 64.9
2011 72 n/a n/a 75
2012 62 3.0 20.6 n/a
2013 81 4.0 20.2 50.6
2014 43 3.0 14.3 88.4
2015 35 2.0 17.5 85.7
2016 21 2.0 10.5 61.9
2017 29 3.0 9.6 75.9
2018 35 3.0 11.6 82.9
2019 37 3.0 12.3 89.2
2020 39 n/a n/a 82.1
2021 32 3.0 10.6 90.6
2022 1332 50.4 26.4 83.7
2023 54 2.9 18.5 92.6
2024 49 3.0 16.3 91.8

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 Alternative Learning Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 39 0.0 0.0 n/a
1992 535 n/a n/a n/a
1993 114 6.0 19.0 33.3
1994 212 1.0 212.0 50.9
1995 209 1.0 209.0 0
1996 209 1.0 209.0 0
1997 182 2.0 91.0 94.5
1998 311 2.0 155.5 0
1999 337 1.0 337.0 2.1
2000 426 1.0 426.0 0
2001 154 3.0 51.3 32.5
2002 101 2.7 37.4 46.5
2003 101 2.7 37.4 46.5
2004 107 4.3 24.9 50.5
2005 118 4.0 29.5 53.4
2006 78 6.0 13.0 57.7
2007 76 1.0 76.0 56
2008 86 3.2 26.9 48.8
2009 68 2.5 14.8 64.7
2010 74 3.0 24.6 64.9
2011 72 n/a n/a 75
2012 62 3.0 20.6 n/a
2013 81 4.0 20.2 50.6
2014 43 3.0 14.3 88.4
2015 35 2.0 17.5 85.7
2016 21 2.0 10.5 61.9
2017 29 3.0 9.6 75.9
2018 35 3.0 11.6 82.9
2019 37 3.0 12.3 89.2
2020 39 n/a n/a 82.1
2021 32 3.0 10.6 90.6
2022 1332 50.4 26.4 83.7
2023 54 2.9 18.5 92.6
2024 49 3.0 16.3 91.8

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alternative Learning Center

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $17,097

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alternative Learning Center

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.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1411th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1915th of 2348 High schools
 15.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alternative Learning Center)30.821.4
 9.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Bernardino City Unified)4237.1
 4.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Alternative Learning Center)15.43.6
 11.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Bernardino City Unified)1613.2
 2.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students3754
 45.9%
African American36
 100%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic2844
 57.1%
Pacific Islander00
White23
 50%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.2%92.6%
 3.4%


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Alternative Learning Center ranks 1324th of 2323 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Alternative Learning Center are 78% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 49 students attended Alternative Learning Center.


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