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Options for Youth-Acton

Q: Is Options for Youth-Acton a good school?

Options for Youth-Acton ranks 1517 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Options for Youth-Acton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,171 students attended Options for Youth-Acton.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Options for Youth-Acton?

Students at Options for Youth-Acton are 73% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 30% of California high schools

Summary

Options for Youth-Acton is a large public school in Fontana, CA, serving grades 7-12 with over 2,100 students, but it faces significant academic challenges and ranks in the bottom third of California high schools.

The school's academic performance is below state averages, with particularly low math proficiency, and it struggles with a high dropout rate and a very low graduation rate of just 25%. It serves a high-needs population, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While it performs better in core subjects than nearby continuation schools like Dr. John H. Milor High Continuation or Nueva Vista Continuation High, it falls far behind traditional comprehensive high schools such as Fontana High. A notable finding is that the school spends significantly less per student than almost all other schools in the area, which may impact the support services it can provide.

Despite overall challenges, the school shows relative strengths in serving English Language Learner and Special Education students. An interesting comparison is with Zupanic Virtual Academy, a nearby alternative school with a similar student demographic that achieves much higher graduation rates and academic scores, suggesting different educational models can yield different outcomes. The school is part of the Options for Youth-Acton District, which ranks in the bottom 8% of state districts, unlike the larger unified districts that oversee most other local schools.

2,171

Students ?

28.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17216 Slover Ave. Ste. L-102
Fontana, CA 92337-7580

(909) 429-0482

District: Options for Youth-Acton District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

11.9%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (25% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (32% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,707^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,517^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1415^th of 1,543Options for Youth-Acton District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	2707 of 2761	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	2723 of 2783	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2699 of 2781	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2559 of 2740	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2380 of 2715	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2457 of 2533	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	2533 of 2551	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	2519 of 2531	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2172 of 2509	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1933 of 2380	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	2371 of 2395	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2341 of 2388	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2254 of 2374	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1980 of 2359	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1870 of 2213	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	2485 of 2542	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	2530 of 2579	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2401 of 2531	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1760 of 2458	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1704 of 2369	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	2528 of 2534	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2481 of 2552	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2184 of 2538	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2277 of 2407	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1517 of 2162	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1413 of 2159	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1479 of 2170	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1440 of 2123	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	997 of 1290	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1275 of 2133	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	354 of 523	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	403 of 517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	461 of 521	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	259 of 522	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	342 of 592	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	917 of 1161	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	390 of 555	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	795 of 1117	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	458 of 1085	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	527 of 1064	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	374 of 1044	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	350 of 467	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1354 of 1906	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1356 of 1915	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1405 of 1915	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1337 of 1858	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	909 of 1054	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1202 of 1833	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1292 of 1900	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1263 of 1902	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1295 of 1917	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1294 of 1861	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1130 of 1814	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	262 of 410	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	219 of 328	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	261 of 299	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1424 of 2013	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1305 of 2026	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1360 of 2030	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1325 of 1943	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	875 of 1126	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1139 of 1937	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1489 of 1942	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1282 of 1948	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1343 of 1963	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1358 of 1916	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	890 of 1122	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1185 of 1880	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	552 of 577	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	497 of 574	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	519 of 541	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	377 of 515	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	361 of 422	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	718 of 1252	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	470 of 1216	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	504 of 1197	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1059 of 1155	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	872 of 1173	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	885 of 1193	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1001 of 1204	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	951 of 1222	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)			CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Options for Youth-Acton	Public, Charter	7-12	17216 Slover Ave. Ste. L-102	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-Acton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 429-0482	2,171	77	28.0	82.8%	259 (11.9%)	150 (6.9%)	1,576 (72.6%)	24 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	137 (6.3%)	28.3	1517^th of 2162 public high schools	29.8%		33.4	1413^th of 2159 public high schools	34.6%	104																				5.7			24.0	20.5	8.8	33.8	32.2	0.0	6.0	5.6
Bloomington High	Public	9-12	10750 Laurel Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5004	1,794	94	19.0	87.2%	34 (1.9%)	58 (3.2%)	1,657 (92.4%)	32 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	39.6	1269^th of 2162 public high schools	41.3%		35.5	1354^th of 2159 public high schools	37.3%	85	5.4	7.8	8.0	6.8	7.2	15.7	4.0	8.9	4.6	7.8	12.0	6.3	0.9	5.9	4.0	2.6	33.3	37.3	56.0			23.7	0.0	22.9		41.6	41.6		18.0	18.0	$26,481	$23,744	$2,737
Citrus High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	10760 Cypress	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5300	335	24	14.1	90.7%	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	307 (91.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8.1	2110^th of 2162 public high schools	2.4%		14.2	1845^th of 2159 public high schools	14.5%	265																						0.8		0.7		3.8	3.8		1.5	1.5	$11,081	$9,442	$1,639
Jurupa Hills High	Public	9-12	10700 Oleander Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-6300	1,739	83	20.8	84.9%	42 (2.4%)	74 (4.3%)	1,539 (88.5%)	46 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (1.5%)	49.7	1051^st of 2162 public high schools	51.4%		54.3	899^th of 2159 public high schools	58.4%	152																						22.9	0.0	22.2		47.0	47.0		29.5	29.5	$48,283	$41,934	$6,349
Fontana High	Public	9-12	9453 Citrus Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5500	2,534	112	22.6	95.3%	55 (2.2%)	56 (2.2%)	2,386 (94.2%)	23 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	66.7	662^nd of 2162 public high schools	69.4%		59.2	791^st of 2159 public high schools	63.4%	129																						32.2		31.8		70.5	70.5		28.1	28.1	$67,739	$59,280	$8,459
Slover Mountain High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	18829 Orange St.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5013	231	18	12.5	81.8%	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	217 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8.8	2075^th of 2162 public high schools	4.0%		9.7	2091^st of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	16																						1.0	6.7	1.8		1.9	1.9		1.9	1.9	$39,183	$35,966	$3,217
Nueva Vista Continuation High	Public	9-12	6836 34th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2802	217	16	13.2	87.6%	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	204 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	8.7	2083^rd of 2162 public high schools	3.7%		9.6	2095^th of 2159 public high schools	3.0%	12																						2.5	0.0	2.1		3.9	3.9		1.3	1.3	$42,981	$42,112	$869
Eric Birch High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	7930 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5310	239	19	12.8	87.4%	17 (7.1%)	12 (5.0%)	206 (86.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.3	2050^th of 2162 public high schools	5.2%		11.8	1963^rd of 2159 public high schools	9.1%	87																						1.7		3.2		10.3	10.3		1.7	1.7	$8,034	$6,972	$1,062
Entrepreneur High Fontana	Public, Charter	9-12	7775 Sierra Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Entrepreneur High Fontana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 200-7148	501	24	21.1	74.3%	18 (3.6%)	65 (13.0%)	392 (78.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	16.4	1760^th of 2162 public high schools	18.6%		23.7	1608^th of 2159 public high schools	25.5%	152																					9.3			9.6		22.0	22.0		4.2	4.2	$15,369	$14,044	$1,325
Dr. John H. Milor High Continuation	Public	9-12	266 West Randall	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	190	19	10.0	81.1%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.9%)	165 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10.4	2002^nd of 2162 public high schools	7.4%		10.5	2041^st of 2159 public high schools	5.5%	39																						6.0	7.7	6.4		4.2	4.2		1.5	1.5	$56,516	$56,118	$398

Frequently Asked Questions about Options for Youth-Acton

How many students attend Options for Youth-Acton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,171 students attended Options for Youth-Acton.

Is Options for Youth-Acton a good school?

Options for Youth-Acton ranks 1517^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Options for Youth-Acton?

Students at Options for Youth-Acton are 73% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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