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California Virtual Academy at Fresno

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
4716th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 19% of California alternative schools
Summary

California Virtual Academy at Fresno is a public charter virtual school located in Simi Valley, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,432 students. The school offers a virtual learning environment as an alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar schools.

While the school has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rates, from 87.0% in 2021-2022 to 71.8% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average of 86.4%, its dropout rates have increased significantly, from 7.8% in 2021-2022 to 25.6% in 2023-2024, much higher than the state average of 8.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.4% to 30.0% over the past three years, compared to the state average of 20.4%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels.

Interestingly, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.53% to 77.79% over the past three years, significantly higher than the state average. This suggests the student population may face additional socioeconomic challenges that could impact their educational outcomes. When compared to nearby virtual schools, such as Insight @ San Diego and California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles, the performance and demographics of California Virtual Academy at Fresno appear to be unique, highlighting the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

1,540
Students ?
26.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,473
Per pupil spending ?
76.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 Moreland Rd.
       Simi Valley, CA  93065-1800

(805) 581-0202

District: California Virtual Academy at Fresno District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.9%
White:
18.1%
African American:
7.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (59% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
California avg41%
Elementary school
4,716th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2019
From bottom 7% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,484th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 24 pts since 2019
From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
624th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2019
From top 38% (2019) to top 29% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.44716 of 585719.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.54724 of 586919.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.74680 of 585920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202235.83391 of 588342.4%★★☆☆☆
202139.1796 of 141743.8%★★☆☆☆
201913.25367 of 57897.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202329.6476 of 66128.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202221.31963 of 222711.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202425.82797 of 316211.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.64800 of 559714.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.54754 of 561215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.94802 of 560914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202236.83212 of 563543.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.8728 of 126742.5%★★☆☆☆
201911.85210 of 54925.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.63998 of 510721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.04030 of 510721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.63978 of 508721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202254.21933 of 508462.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.34494 of 546017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.34591 of 551716.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.84088 of 536323.8%★☆☆☆☆
202246.62496 of 526452.6%★★★☆☆
202162.7329 of 111070.4%★★★★☆
201915.04836 of 51736.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.04183 of 562825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.94278 of 564324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.14141 of 563826.6%★☆☆☆☆
202235.13356 of 566340.7%★★☆☆☆
202141.4684 of 127246.2%★★☆☆☆
201917.34876 of 551011.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202543.81297 of 284754.4%★★★☆☆
202450.1965 of 263563.4%★★★☆☆
202330.61617 of 242033.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.12274 of 259812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202410.22446 of 26517.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.62383 of 266110.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.72456 of 27269.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.12771 of 28342.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202540.51484 of 276146.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.91775 of 278336.2%★★☆☆☆
202330.21794 of 278135.5%★★☆☆☆
202244.71313 of 274052.1%★★★☆☆
202143.9458 of 89448.8%★★☆☆☆
201921.42119 of 271522.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202549.7273 of 60955.2%★★★☆☆
202328.5454 of 61325.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.3620 of 73916.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202258.4433 of 153171.7%★★★★☆
202143.5153 of 35456.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202444.0592 of 147859.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202539.51388 of 253345.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.31571 of 255138.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.21413 of 253144.2%★★☆☆☆
202255.2932 of 250962.9%★★★☆☆
202146.7350 of 73852.6%★★★☆☆
201925.21781 of 238025.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202551.2989 of 239558.7%★★★☆☆
202440.71285 of 238846.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.61424 of 237440.0%★★☆☆☆
202253.1909 of 235961.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202549.61089 of 254257.2%★★★☆☆
202434.71580 of 257938.7%★★☆☆☆
202336.41477 of 253141.6%★★☆☆☆
202251.2978 of 245860.2%★★★☆☆
202149.4302 of 72158.1%★★★☆☆
201923.51915 of 236919.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202540.01375 of 253445.7%★★☆☆☆
202426.71806 of 255229.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.11897 of 253825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.81487 of 252741.2%★★☆☆☆
202139.2423 of 76344.6%★★☆☆☆
201916.82104 of 240712.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202570.5266 of 156683.0%★★★★☆
202441.8733 of 155252.8%★★★☆☆
202347.8598 of 153160.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.11252 of 152017.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.81305 of 153715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.31126 of 154327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202239.7917 of 155541.0%★★☆☆☆
20198.21510 of 16025.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202568.7624 of 216271.1%★★★★☆
202455.4869 of 215959.7%★★★☆☆
202358.4790 of 217063.6%★★★☆☆
202251.2901 of 212357.6%★★★☆☆
202153.4560 of 129056.6%★★★☆☆
201957.3806 of 213362.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202453.5293 of 108573.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202575.9428 of 190677.5%★★★★☆
202444.91023 of 191546.6%★★☆☆☆
202365.2586 of 191569.4%★★★☆☆
202248.1862 of 185853.6%★★★☆☆
202152.2489 of 105453.6%★★★☆☆
201924.41376 of 183324.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202578.1337 of 190082.3%★★★★☆
202462.9619 of 190267.5%★★★☆☆
202364.1584 of 191769.5%★★★☆☆
202269.7440 of 186176.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202570.5518 of 201374.3%★★★★☆
202451.7910 of 202655.1%★★★☆☆
202362.0653 of 203067.8%★★★☆☆
202257.0703 of 194363.8%★★★☆☆
202166.9311 of 112672.4%★★★★☆
201940.11161 of 193740.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202555.1826 of 194257.5%★★★☆☆
202463.4620 of 194868.2%★★★☆☆
202347.5924 of 196352.9%★★★☆☆
202244.1953 of 191650.3%★★★☆☆
202147.3545 of 112251.4%★★★☆☆
201962.8618 of 188067.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202582.8132 of 125289.5%★★★★☆
202486.1103 of 121691.5%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.2681 of 115541.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.4780 of 117333.5%★★☆☆☆
202345.6665 of 119344.3%★★☆☆☆
202215.11036 of 120414.0%★☆☆☆☆
201939.0771 of 122236.9%★★☆☆☆
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)54th percentile+35 vs school
African American (2023)28th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2022)12th percentile-31 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+37 vs school
Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)46th percentile~ school
Female (2025)45th percentile~ school
White (2025)18th percentile-29 vs school
Asian (2025)16th percentile-30 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)89th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)57th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)41st percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state
Mathematics31%-6 vs state
Science28%-5 vs state

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Students at California Virtual Academy at Fresno are 64% Hispanic, 18% White, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,540 students attended California Virtual Academy at Fresno.

California Virtual Academy at Fresno ranks in the bottom 19.5% of California alternative schools.


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