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Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 23% of California alternative schools

Summary

Exeter Independent Study (Alternative) is a very small, K-12 independent study program in the Exeter Unified school district, serving 47 students with a high level of economic need through a flexible, non-traditional educational model.

The school has shown remarkable improvement in key areas, recently achieving a 100% graduation rate with zero dropouts and a chronic absenteeism rate (8.9%) that is less than half the state average, which is a significant strength. However, academic proficiency in English, math, and science remains well below both district and state averages, indicating that students who attend are often working to overcome substantial academic challenges. The school's performance has been volatile year-to-year, which is common for small alternative schools where a few students can greatly affect percentages, and it serves as an important option for students who may not thrive in a traditional classroom setting.

When compared to other local alternative schools, Exeter Independent Study operates with notably lower per-student spending. For example, Exeter Community Day in the same district spends significantly more per pupil. Other nearby alternatives like Monarch River Academy and Summit Charter Academy show stronger academic results, while Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center demonstrates that an alternative school with similar resources can achieve excellent attendance and graduation outcomes, suggesting potential for program sharing and improvement within this network of schools.

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,677

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1107 E Rocky Hill Dr.
Exeter, CA 93221-1326

(559) 592-4420

District: Exeter Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

White:

27.7%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,668^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From bottom 14% (2022) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

746^th of 1,543Exeter 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1668 of 2162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1699 of 2170	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1819 of 2123	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1494 of 2013	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1436 of 2030	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Science5%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1107 E Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 592-4420	47	2	22.7	85.1%	13 (27.7%)	4 (8.5%)	30 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			7.1		5.3							35.7	25.0							6.7	9.5							$12,677	$5,704	$6,973
Exeter Community Day	Public, Alternative	1-12	711 W Chestnut	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 671-0446	13	1	10.8	76.9%	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$21,246	$4,374	$16,872
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31191 Road 180	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-9160	467	22	21.6	56.1%	215 (46.0%)	7 (1.5%)	210 (45.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)								(n/a)	25.8	43.3	45.5		40.6	26.7	25.0	35.5	29.4	36.8	53.3	66.7	39.0	30.0	25.0	19.4	29.4	21.1	36.7	18.2	25.4	60.5	62.8	72.1	62.8	62.8	62.8	$13,549	$584	$12,965
Loma Vista Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	290 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5111	24	1	23.0	83.3%	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (87.5%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$20,695	$3,311	$17,384
Crescent Valley Public Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	116 East Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Crescent Valley Public Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 316-0295	852	38	22.6	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				15.4	15.4							25.6	25.6							13.8	13.8							$183,638	$514	$183,124
Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	6200 South Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2910	1,141	108	10.6	76.7%	158 (13.8%)	14 (1.2%)	916 (80.3%)	31 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.1%)								(n/a)																						83.3	91.7	91.7	91.7	87.5	91.7	$135,994	$18,976	$117,018
Valley Life Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3737 West Walnut Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Valley Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 625-8527	688	43	16.1	39.0%	290 (42.2%)	8 (1.2%)	330 (48.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.7%)								(n/a)	24.7	30.3			27.0	48.6	52.1	49.3	44.6	57.8	37.9		48.5	44.4	35.6	20.6	24.3	29.7	27.3		30.1							$15,959	$349	$15,610
Butterfield Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7057	504	24	20.6	94.0%	81 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	383 (76.0%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)		5.9	3.4	0.0	3.3						11.8	14.9	14.1						0.0	2.8	2.5							$20,846	$1,733	$19,113
Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 South Mathew St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5902	2,423	107	22.7	72.5%	278 (11.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,972 (81.4%)	44 (1.8%)	20 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (4.3%)								(n/a)	25.6	29.8	45.4		32.9	43.5	42.7	53.5	46.0	58.2	65.4	75.2	54.0	49.0	38.5	36.1	28.3	32.6	30.3	20.6	34.3	95.9	96.6		96.6	96.6	96.6	$19,050	$1,737	$17,313
Esperanza High	Public, Alternative	K-12	12724 Avenue 392	Cutler	93615	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3883	19	1	18.8	84.2%	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													33.3							18.2	15.4							$50,650	$19,293	$31,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)

What district is Exeter Independent Study (Alternative) in?

Exeter Unified

What is the racial makeup of Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)?

Students at Exeter Independent Study (Alternative) are 64% Hispanic, 28% White, 9% African American.

How many students attend Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 47 students attended Exeter Independent Study (Alternative).

Is Exeter Independent Study (Alternative) a good school?

Exeter Independent Study (Alternative) ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California alternative schools.

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