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Motivated Youth Academy

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Motivated Youth Academy ranks 1988 th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 28% of California alternative schools

Summary

Motivated Youth Academy (MYA) is a small, K-12 public alternative school in Escondido, serving 251 students as its own independent district.

The school's most critical challenges are its low graduation rate of 56.9% and very low academic proficiency, with only 13.54% of students meeting math standards. These outcomes are significantly below state averages and are among the weakest when compared to nearby alternative schools like Dimensions Collaborative and Guajome Park Academy. Notably, MYA spends more per student ($19,454) than these higher-performing peers, creating a significant spending-performance gap.

While the school manages student attendance relatively well, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average, this strength is overshadowed by the core academic and graduation results. The stark contrast with the highly successful Dimensions Collaborative, located just 1.5 miles away, demonstrates that strong alternative education is achievable in the same community for a similar student population.

251

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 La Terraza Blvd. #150
Escondido, CA 92025-3875

(619) 343-2048

District: Motivated Youth Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2024 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (57% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,988^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2022

From bottom 14% (2022) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,494^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to bottom 31% (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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1988 of 2761	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2581 of 2783	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2170 of 2781	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2356 of 2740	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	2511 of 2551	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	2211 of 2388	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1726 of 2359	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1591 of 2542	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2365 of 2579	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2264 of 2531	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	2025 of 2458	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1733 of 2534	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2381 of 2552	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1494 of 2162	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1480 of 2159	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1257 of 2170	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	762 of 2123	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	1169 of 2133	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1057 of 1906	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1443 of 1915	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	909 of 1915	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1320 of 1900	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1673 of 1902	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1660 of 1917	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1029 of 1861	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	127 of 410	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1372 of 2013	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1626 of 2026	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1130 of 2030	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	675 of 1943	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1642 of 1942	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1373 of 1948	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1544 of 1963	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.3	583 of 1916	69.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	961 of 1155	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1076 of 1173	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile~ school

Female (2024)2nd percentile-6 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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 (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 ()	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
Motivated Youth Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 La Terraza Blvd. #150	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Motivated Youth Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 343-2048	251	14	17.9	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		21.1	20.4	15.4	19.8					42.9	35.0	25.0	30.0					7.1	10.0	16.1	13.5
Dimensions Collaborative	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Dimensions Collaborative District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	568	27	21.2	38.6%	233 (41.0%)	60 (10.6%)	192 (33.8%)	32 (5.6%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.6%)								(n/a)	54.3	45.5	41.7		47.7	41.2	44.2	54.3	41.7	43.9	52.3	61.8	47.9	42.0	44.2	37.1	44.4	32.5	29.6	24.2	36.7	63.0	65.2	80.4	65.2	65.2	65.2
North Coastal Consortium Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	255 Pico Ave. Rm. 220	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 761-5110	46	6	7.6	37.0%	18 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)								(n/a)													26.7								6.7
Pivot Charter School - San Diego II	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 La Bonita Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Pivot Charter School - San Diego II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 591-0217	90	8	10.6	44.4%	37 (41.1%)	1 (1.1%)	39 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.1%)								(n/a)			23.1		20.0					53.9		38.5	42.1					41.7		15.4	21.4							$35,246	$34,214	$1,032
Valley Center Prep	Public, Alternative	K-12	28751-U Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-0455	56	3	22.4	57.1%	6 (10.7%)	1 (1.8%)	34 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)								(n/a)			27.3		21.4							45.5	38.9								12.9							$46,452	$45,784	$668
Vista Visions Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-4785	68	4	15.5	72.1%	16 (23.5%)	2 (2.9%)	43 (63.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.4%)								(n/a)			42.9		34.6							85.7	51.4							38.5	33.3							$19,273	$18,310	$963
JCS - Cedar Cove	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1221 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Cedar Cove District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 230-2870	131	9	14.7	36.6%	64 (48.9%)	6 (4.6%)	37 (28.2%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.0%)								(n/a)	50.0				55.6	45.5		57.1					56.1	45.5		35.7					46.3	66.7	79.5	82.1	71.8	79.5	71.8	$31,131	$30,768	$363
Vista Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	251	11	23.7	70.1%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	186 (74.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)	15.2	10.0			13.2	33.3	30.4	30.3	41.7	52.4	10.0		32.3	47.6	47.8	15.2	25.0	14.3	5.0		25.4							$31,796	$31,258	$538
Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,355	72	18.7	75.4%	203 (15.0%)	10 (0.7%)	1,003 (74.0%)	33 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (7.0%)								(n/a)	44.2	24.7	53.6		36.9	68.6	64.2	67.3	39.3	42.3	37.0	67.6	48.6	54.9	54.7	50.0	19.2	13.8	22.1	24.3	25.9
Guajome Learning Centers	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Learning Centers District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	61	4	16.2	50.8%	9 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (73.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)			42.9		30.4							75.0	61.8							6.3	20.6

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Is Motivated Youth Academy a good school?

Motivated Youth Academy ranks 1988^th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Motivated Youth Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Motivated Youth Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Motivated Youth Academy?

Students at Motivated Youth Academy are 100% Not Specified.

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