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Avalon K-12

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

5574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 5% of California alternative schools

Summary

Avalon K-12 is an alternative public school serving 443 students from kindergarten through 12th grade on Catalina Island, operating under the Long Beach Unified School District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science being substantially lower than both the district and state averages. A major contributing factor is a high rate of chronic absenteeism, meaning many students miss a large amount of school, which creates a critical barrier to learning. While the school's recent graduation rate is close to average, its dropout rate is higher, and both figures have shown considerable ups and downs from year to year.

Notably, Avalon K-12 spends more per student than many California schools, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. As the only K-12 school on the island, its geographic isolation may limit access to specialized programs and resources available to mainland schools. The school's status as an alternative school means it serves students with diverse educational needs, which provides important context for understanding its performance profile.

443

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,389

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Falls Canyon Rd.
Avalon, CA 90704-0557

(310) 510-0790

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

White:

16.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,574^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,448^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,696^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 56 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

606^th of 1,543Long Beach Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	5574 of 5857	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4813 of 5869	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4230 of 5859	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4315 of 5883	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	954 of 1417	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	5158 of 5789	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4445 of 5662	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	4318 of 5692	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	4058 of 5614	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	4131 of 5611	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	4362 of 5530	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	3517 of 5390	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	3105 of 5377	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	2430 of 5314	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.3	2810 of 5193	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	2771 of 5113	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.7	3878 of 5113	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	3017 of 4818	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.0	2949 of 4822	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.7	3022 of 4809	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	30.7	467 of 602	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1737 of 3275	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2351 of 3246	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	5306 of 5597	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4494 of 5612	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4504 of 5609	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4134 of 5635	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	748 of 1267	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4790 of 5492	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4264 of 5413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	4889 of 5107	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3964 of 5107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4289 of 5087	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4000 of 5084	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4656 of 4963	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4339 of 4830	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5322 of 5460	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4096 of 5517	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3774 of 5363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4267 of 5264	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	845 of 1110	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	4986 of 5173	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4338 of 5084	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5256 of 5628	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4486 of 5643	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2768 of 5638	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	3668 of 5663	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1140 of 1272	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4948 of 5510	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4168 of 5431	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	41.5	1778 of 2737	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2448 of 2761	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2542 of 2783	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2275 of 2781	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2157 of 2740	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	733 of 894	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1976 of 2715	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1833 of 2480	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.9	1483 of 2508	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.1	1393 of 2497	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	1452 of 2477	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.9	802 of 2379	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.2	470 of 2259	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	536 of 2236	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	58.8	817 of 2179	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.7	1088 of 2063	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.4	1053 of 2005	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.3	1244 of 1999	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.0	1117 of 1804	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.4	1142 of 1777	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	868 of 1769	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	1310 of 1521	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	857 of 1540	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	277 of 363	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	2280 of 2533	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2407 of 2551	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1801 of 2531	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1822 of 2509	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	569 of 738	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1673 of 2380	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1549 of 2262	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2081 of 2395	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2253 of 2388	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1987 of 2374	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2163 of 2359	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1812 of 2213	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1660 of 2072	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2141 of 2542	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2330 of 2579	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2296 of 2531	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2213 of 2458	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	655 of 721	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2015 of 2369	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1611 of 2230	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	2349 of 2552	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2480 of 2538	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2233 of 2527	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	645 of 763	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1825 of 2407	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1788 of 2273	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1696 of 2162	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1613 of 2159	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1437 of 2170	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1102 of 2123	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	670 of 1290	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1304 of 2133	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1542 of 2017	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.8	819 of 2021	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.0	715 of 2039	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.9	454 of 1994	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	56.3	623 of 2426	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	49.5	814 of 2354	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.7	829 of 2367	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.1	610 of 2281	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	46.4	842 of 2238	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	531 of 2117	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	53.8	570 of 2063	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	57.4	520 of 1968	73.6%	★★★★☆
2005	51.0	572 of 1901	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.8	641 of 1653	61.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1574 of 1906	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1482 of 1915	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1044 of 1915	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.4	547 of 1858	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	531 of 1054	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1029 of 1833	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1494 of 1900	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1392 of 1902	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1432 of 1917	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	881 of 1861	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.1	1302 of 1814	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1359 of 1742	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1705 of 2013	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1543 of 2026	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1580 of 2030	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	856 of 1943	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	383 of 1126	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	1173 of 1937	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1373 of 1862	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1556 of 1942	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1476 of 1948	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1504 of 1963	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1376 of 1916	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	738 of 1122	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1239 of 1880	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1371 of 1834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2018)35th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)14th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)8th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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Avalon K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Falls Canyon Rd.	Avalon	90704	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 510-0790	443	26	17.3	58.2%	73 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (81.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)	6.9	16.0	12.5	11.6	24.1	14.8	18.8	16.7	12.5	36.0	13.3	19.0	17.2	18.5	13.3	6.7	3.2	21.7	3.6	11.6	$27,389	$4,902	$22,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Avalon K-12

How many students attend Avalon K-12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Avalon K-12.

Is Avalon K-12 a good school?

Avalon K-12 ranks in the bottom 4.8% of California alternative schools.

What district is Avalon K-12 in?

Long Beach Unified

What is the racial makeup of Avalon K-12?

Students at Avalon K-12 are 81% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% Two or more races.

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