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Ocean Grove Charter

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Ocean Grove Charter ranks 1311 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 78% of California alternative schools

Summary

Ocean Grove Charter is a large, high-performing K-12 charter school serving 3,378 students in the Boulder Creek area, operating under the Ocean Grove Charter District.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science significantly exceeding California state averages. Perhaps even more impressive is the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.9%, which is far better than the state average and indicates a highly engaged student body. This combination of high achievement and excellent attendance sets it apart from many other alternative schools in the region, such as Wilson Alternative and California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay, which have much higher absenteeism and lower graduation rates.

Ocean Grove Charter achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than many nearby schools while maintaining a solid graduation rate over 91%. Its most direct comparison is the similarly structured SLVUSD Charter located about seven miles away, and Ocean Grove maintains an edge in key subjects and attendance. The school's consistent, multi-year performance suggests a sustainable and effective model for charter education in the area.

3,378

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,204

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16900 North Highway Nine
Boulder Creek, CA 95006

(530) 295-3566

District: Ocean Grove Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

20.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California alternative schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,311^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From top 40% (2019) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

376^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

177^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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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	76.5	1311 of 5857	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	1274 of 5869	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	1182 of 5859	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	1188 of 5883	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	178 of 1417	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	2296 of 5789	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	455 of 1203	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	332 of 1205	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	209 of 1190	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	102 of 1154	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	60.8	554 of 1149	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.0	238 of 2227	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	538 of 2585	79.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.7	416 of 3311	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	1182 of 5597	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	1271 of 5612	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	1138 of 5609	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	1043 of 5635	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	189 of 1267	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	2396 of 5492	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1732 of 5107	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1582 of 5107	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	1398 of 5087	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	1530 of 5084	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	2794 of 4963	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	1297 of 5460	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	2005 of 5517	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1602 of 5363	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1082 of 5264	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	2002 of 5173	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	1373 of 5628	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	1228 of 5643	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1188 of 5638	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	1277 of 5663	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	191 of 1272	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	2078 of 5510	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	464 of 718	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	422 of 670	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	403 of 669	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	379 of 610	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.4	398 of 445	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	131 of 2847	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	172 of 2635	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	214 of 2420	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1256 of 2598	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1383 of 2651	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	1320 of 2661	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	1226 of 2726	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	2259 of 2834	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	376 of 2761	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	395 of 2783	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	395 of 2781	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	366 of 2740	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	90 of 894	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	729 of 2715	73.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	144 of 739	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	106 of 743	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	75 of 715	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	65 of 733	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	53.2	400 of 745	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.5	47 of 1531	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	239 of 1491	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	386 of 2533	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	353 of 2551	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	349 of 2531	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	351 of 2509	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	62 of 738	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.4	738 of 2380	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	478 of 2395	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	590 of 2388	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	457 of 2374	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	323 of 2359	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	910 of 2213	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	375 of 2542	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	579 of 2579	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	432 of 2531	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	213 of 2458	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	571 of 2369	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	362 of 2534	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	416 of 2552	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	422 of 2538	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	368 of 2527	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	119 of 763	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	628 of 2407	73.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	190 of 726	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	291 of 701	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	322 of 677	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	247 of 665	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	293 of 554	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	135 of 1566	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	175 of 1552	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	132 of 1531	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	505 of 1520	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	427 of 1537	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	454 of 1543	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	421 of 1555	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	795 of 1602	50.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	177 of 2162	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	327 of 2159	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	207 of 2170	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	158 of 2123	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	192 of 1290	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	231 of 2133	89.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	364 of 573	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	373 of 581	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.2	34 of 1161	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	24 of 1117	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	226 of 1906	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	399 of 1915	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	242 of 1915	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	196 of 1858	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	419 of 1833	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	79 of 1900	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.6	389 of 1902	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	257 of 1917	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	96 of 1861	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	358 of 1814	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	190 of 2013	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	551 of 2026	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	295 of 2030	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	263 of 1943	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	647 of 1937	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	141 of 1942	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	242 of 1948	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	172 of 1963	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	127 of 1916	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	200 of 1880	89.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	136 of 577	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	212 of 574	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	201 of 541	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	195 of 515	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	156 of 1252	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	84 of 1216	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	136 of 1197	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	312 of 1155	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	304 of 1173	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	102 of 1193	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	71 of 1204	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	293 of 1222	76.0%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)87th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-20 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2024)36th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

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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
Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 North Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,378	144	23.4	26.7%	1,263 (37.4%)	38 (1.1%)	1,010 (29.9%)	350 (10.4%)	3 (0.1%)	26 (0.8%)	685 (20.3%)								(n/a)	54.7	57.2	58.6	64.7	56.7	55.4	60.6	66.3	67.8	67.3	68.6	75.3	65.2	52.7	47.6	50.2	53.7	50.9	48.3	50.7	50.5	39.9	49.5	63.6	43.8	49.1	46.3	$11,204	$214	$10,990
SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	325 Marion Ave.	Ben Lomond	95005	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-0932	301	12	25.7	20.6%	227 (75.4%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)								(n/a)	35.7	48.6	47.1		46.4	38.5	64.7	40.0	64.9	70.8	65.7	73.5	64.3	38.5	29.4	26.7	43.2	56.3	45.7	35.3	42.7							$17,567	$718	$16,849
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	108 Whispering Pines Dr. Ste.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	440	16	27.3	41.4%	129 (29.3%)	10 (2.3%)	174 (39.5%)	65 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.7%)								(n/a)	29.4	36.0	28.6	34.8	31.7	43.8	64.7	52.9	46.4	60.5	40.8	50.0	50.4	31.3	57.9	35.3	37.0	47.7	40.0	41.9	42.1							$13,423	$140	$13,283
Santa Cruz County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5700	105	15	7.0	34.3%	50 (47.6%)	1 (1.0%)	36 (34.3%)	9 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)								(n/a)																												$149,864	$4,253	$145,611
Alternative Family Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	110	4	27.5	34.5%	59 (53.6%)	4 (3.6%)	25 (22.7%)	5 (4.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.5%)								(n/a)					66.7								64.1								37.5							$20,011	$2,254	$17,757
Wilson Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	1840 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3600	131	14	9.4	42.0%	29 (22.1%)	4 (3.1%)	67 (51.1%)	19 (14.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								(n/a)												36.8	36.8							5.9	5.9							$53,702	$681	$53,021
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford	Public, Alternative	K-12	725 Welch Rd.	Palo Alto	94304	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 497-8230	15	3	4.9	20.0%	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (53.3%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																												$67,732	$947	$66,785
Santa Clara County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC273	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6542	771	108	7.1	47.6%	108 (14.0%)	34 (4.4%)	343 (44.5%)	269 (34.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)					0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0	70.0	75.0	82.5	70.0	70.0	70.0	$145,936	$2,591	$143,345

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Ocean Grove Charter ranks 1311^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 3,378 students attended Ocean Grove Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Ocean Grove Charter?

Students at Ocean Grove Charter are 37% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 1% African American.

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