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Insight @ San Diego

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Insight @ San Diego ranks 1122 nd of 2162 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 48% of California alternative schools

Summary

Insight @ San Diego is a small, alternative public school serving 231 students in grades K-12 from its location in Simi Valley, California, and it operates within its own Insight @ San Diego District.

The school faces significant challenges, including an extremely high dropout rate of 36.5%, a chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 30%, and test scores that are generally below state averages, with math scores showing particular volatility from year to year. Compared to other nearby alternative and virtual schools, such as California Virtual Academy San Mateo and iQ Academy California-Los Angeles, Insight @ San Diego has a much higher student-teacher ratio of nearly 34-to-1 and spends less per student, which may limit individual attention and support services.

Despite these difficulties, the school's graduation rate has shown recent improvement, rising from 54.5% to 62.6%. It shares similar patterns of high student-teacher ratios and absenteeism with its sister school, Insight @ San Joaquin, suggesting common challenges within this specific model that differ from some other virtual academies in the comparison group.

231

Students ?

33.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,268

Per pupil spending ?

69.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1800

(805) 581-0202

District: Insight @ San Diego District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

White:

27.3%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2019 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (63% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (36% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

1,122^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	45.8	1122 of 2162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1732 of 2159	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1575 of 2170	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1473 of 2123	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	979 of 1290	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1685 of 2133	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	53.6	183 of 555	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	344 of 1117	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	933 of 1906	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.3	1559 of 1915	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1491 of 1915	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1285 of 1858	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	928 of 1054	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1556 of 1833	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1066 of 1900	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1571 of 1902	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1466 of 1917	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1277 of 1861	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	911 of 2013	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.4	1653 of 2026	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1564 of 2030	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1183 of 1943	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	750 of 1126	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1547 of 1937	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1256 of 1942	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1687 of 1948	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1384 of 1963	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1419 of 1916	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	750 of 1122	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1493 of 1880	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	414 of 1252	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.7	978 of 1197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	859 of 1155	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1105 of 1173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1062 of 1193	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	932 of 1204	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1137 of 1222	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)67th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science25%-8 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
Insight @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	231	7	33.9	69.3%	63 (27.3%)	26 (11.3%)	118 (51.1%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)			24.6	26.3	25.0							34.6	34.6							28.4	28.4							$9,268	$765	$8,503
California Virtual Academy at Fresno	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Fresno District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,540	59	26.0	76.9%	279 (18.1%)	116 (7.5%)	984 (63.9%)	85 (5.5%)	11 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	57 (3.7%)								(n/a)	15.0	29.6	36.9	9.1	27.9	31.3	24.8	24.0	29.8	36.8	28.3	59.5	34.0	32.3	21.8	14.1	23.8	40.7	37.6	35.6	31.0	39.8	43.7	50.5	41.8	40.8	41.8	$11,473	$374	$11,099
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	5,705	207	27.6	73.7%	760 (13.3%)	970 (17.0%)	3,437 (60.2%)	239 (4.2%)	27 (0.5%)	37 (0.6%)	235 (4.1%)								(n/a)	27.0	39.0	40.8	45.8	36.6	36.8	35.7	30.6	39.9	41.4	40.6	64.0	41.5	39.9	32.4	28.3	42.1	43.4	43.9	46.7	40.2	43.7	46.1	61.2	46.5	45.2	47.1	$12,248	$540	$11,708
California Virtual Academy San Mateo	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy San Mateo District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,136	42	26.9	59.9%	232 (20.4%)	111 (9.8%)	496 (43.7%)	176 (15.5%)	9 (0.8%)	35 (3.1%)	77 (6.8%)								(n/a)	35.9	43.5	47.9		43.4	52.0	46.4	39.7	51.0	45.8	52.8	60.8	50.8	56.0	42.0	32.8	50.5	52.5	49.3	45.8	47.6	46.1	54.0	55.3	48.7	50.0	50.0	$10,730	$421	$10,309
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,924	139	28.2	68.7%	762 (19.4%)	423 (10.8%)	2,295 (58.5%)	195 (5.0%)	30 (0.8%)	38 (1.0%)	181 (4.6%)								(n/a)	28.9	37.5	47.2	33.3	38.0	32.9	35.2	34.0	40.4	46.6	41.1	68.6	42.8	35.8	29.7	27.2	36.7	43.3	40.3	40.3	36.8	39.6	41.5	57.0	41.5	40.9	42.1	$10,603	$410	$10,193
California Virtual Academy at Sutter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Sutter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,623	60	27.2	71.3%	524 (32.3%)	275 (16.9%)	462 (28.5%)	183 (11.3%)	21 (1.3%)	28 (1.7%)	130 (8.0%)								(n/a)	27.3	37.2	38.1		34.9	34.0	32.4	32.4	36.0	46.5	40.4	56.3	40.7	40.8	24.5	31.5	35.8	42.1	39.7	44.2	37.9	37.8	39.6	53.2	41.4	37.8	40.5	$10,481	$399	$10,082
California Virtual Academy at Kings	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Kings District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	764	28	27.2	74.1%	174 (22.8%)	20 (2.6%)	487 (63.7%)	36 (4.7%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.5%)								(n/a)	22.2	31.0	50.0		33.0	35.6	27.8	28.3	43.3	46.9	29.1	68.1	39.4	33.3	29.7	18.9	35.0	41.7	31.9	44.7	34.2	47.1	52.9	58.8	49.0	51.0	49.0	$10,622	$407	$10,215
iQ Academy California-Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	iQ Academy California-Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,721	70	24.5	76.6%	237 (13.8%)	314 (18.2%)	1,008 (58.6%)	71 (4.1%)	20 (1.2%)	9 (0.5%)	62 (3.6%)								(n/a)	20.4	33.8	42.4	38.9	33.0	33.6	21.4	37.7	27.5	32.7	42.6	64.1	37.7	26.6	14.5	21.9	26.5	37.9	35.2	36.1	29.5	43.7	48.5	58.3	47.6	46.6	47.6	$14,110	$772	$13,338
California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,219	115	28.1	66.1%	737 (22.9%)	438 (13.6%)	1,257 (39.0%)	462 (14.4%)	25 (0.8%)	50 (1.6%)	250 (7.8%)								(n/a)	28.5	36.1	41.3	23.1	35.5	37.5	30.7	34.4	36.2	42.4	36.3	60.4	40.2	37.1	33.3	24.3	35.6	41.4	43.8	46.2	38.2	50.2	53.1	63.5	53.1	51.7	52.6	$11,035	$364	$10,671
Insight @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	313	7	45.0	76.4%	61 (19.5%)	44 (14.1%)	151 (48.2%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)			27.3	41.7	30.7							32.3	32.3							23.0	23.0							$11,096	$642	$10,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Insight @ San Diego

Is Insight @ San Diego a good school?

Insight @ San Diego ranks 1122^nd of 2162 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Insight @ San Diego District

What is the racial makeup of Insight @ San Diego?

Students at Insight @ San Diego are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 11% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Insight @ San Diego?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Insight @ San Diego.

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