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Insight School of California

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Insight School of California ranks 1256 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

1256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 42% of California high schools

Summary

Insight School of California is a public high school serving 458 students in grades 9-12 in Simi Valley, operating as its own district and primarily serving a high-need population, with 78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic proficiency rates are below state averages, it has shown remarkable and consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years. Most notably, the school demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups, with its African American, Special Education, and Homeless student subgroups all ranking in the top quartile of schools statewide. This success with vulnerable populations occurs despite the school having a very high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to most neighboring schools in affluent districts like Oak Park Unified and Simi Valley Unified.

Compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Oak Park High and Santa Susana High, Insight has lower graduation rates and higher chronic absenteeism. However, it significantly outperforms other local alternative options like Apollo High and Conejo Valley High (Continuation). The school appears to fill a distinct role in the area's educational landscape, providing a supportive environment for students who may struggle in traditional settings and showing a strong positive trajectory in its performance.

458

Students ?

37.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,792

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1800

(805) 581-0202

District: Insight School of California District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

White:

20.5%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (60% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (39% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

California avg41%

1,256^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

926^th of 1,543Insight School of California 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1256 of 2162	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1629 of 2159	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1678 of 2170	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1584 of 2123	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1041 of 1290	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1633 of 2133	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	114 of 523	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	25.8	387 of 517	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	456 of 521	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	484 of 522	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	328 of 592	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	931 of 1161	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	335 of 555	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	640 of 1117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.0	80 of 1085	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1027 of 1906	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1521 of 1915	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1573 of 1915	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1496 of 1858	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	921 of 1054	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1492 of 1833	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	980 of 1900	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1477 of 1902	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1515 of 1917	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1120 of 1861	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	77 of 410	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	962 of 2013	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	1501 of 2026	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1517 of 2030	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1413 of 1943	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	927 of 1126	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1406 of 1937	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1307 of 1942	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1489 of 1948	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1468 of 1963	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1424 of 1916	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	909 of 1122	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1458 of 1880	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	202 of 1252	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.4	581 of 1216	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	340 of 1197	71.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	930 of 1155	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1018 of 1173	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1086 of 1193	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1090 of 1204	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1142 of 1222	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+68 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		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 (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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Insight School of California	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight School of California District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	458	12	37.7	78.4%	94 (20.5%)	73 (15.9%)	251 (54.8%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.1%)	40.1	1256^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%		23	1629^th of 2159 public high schools	24.5%	373	23.0	20.5	22.4	32.0	32.0	24.2	24.2	$10,792	$912	$9,880
Royal High	Public	9-12	1402 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 306-4875	1,835	83	21.9	43.1%	707 (38.5%)	36 (2.0%)	923 (50.3%)	102 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.3%)	67	656^th of 2162 public high schools	69.7%		64.4	666^th of 2159 public high schools	69.2%	10	40.1	41.2	40.2	58.4	58.4	27.2	27.2	$15,955	$1,079	$14,876
The High School at Moorpark College	Public	9-12	7075 Campus Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-1444	121	4	30.7	13.2%	54 (44.6%)	1 (0.8%)	30 (24.8%)	25 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.3%)	99.2	9^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		97.3	59^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	50	76.2		72.7	100.0	100.0	81.0	81.0	$14,106	$1,267	$12,839
IvyTech Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	6591 Collins Dr. Ste. E4	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	IvyTech Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 222-5188	72	7	9.6	30.6%	33 (45.8%)	1 (1.4%)	31 (43.1%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)								(n/a)			15.8		35.0		10.0	$33,527	$00	$33,527
Apollo High	Public	9-12	3150 School St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6150	88	12	7.3	79.5%	24 (27.3%)	2 (2.3%)	58 (65.9%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9.1	2061^st of 2162 public high schools	4.7%		10.5	2038^th of 2159 public high schools	5.6%	23	2.0		1.7	12.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	$22,739	$2,016	$20,723
Santa Susana High	Public	9-12	3570 East Cochran St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6800	1,033	51	20.3	30.5%	379 (36.7%)	14 (1.4%)	339 (32.8%)	234 (22.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.1%)	94.3	114^th of 2162 public high schools	94.7%		90.7	208^th of 2159 public high schools	90.4%	94	60.3		60.1	80.8	80.8	58.4	58.4	$16,744	$1,224	$15,520
Moorpark High	Public	9-12	4500 Tierra Rejada Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6305	1,691	70	24.0	36.5%	554 (32.8%)	15 (0.9%)	918 (54.3%)	105 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.6%)	74.5	500^th of 2162 public high schools	76.9%		69.3	573^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.5%	73	41.0	0.0	40.0	63.4	63.4	37.5	37.5	$15,687	$1,118	$14,569
Thousand Oaks High	Public	9-12	2323 North Moorpark Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7491	1,703	80	21.1	23.8%	765 (44.9%)	19 (1.1%)	680 (39.9%)	118 (6.9%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (5.9%)	69.8	604^th of 2162 public high schools	72.1%		77.1	454^th of 2159 public high schools	79.0%	150	35.6		36.0	59.5	59.5	37.1	37.1	$16,950	$1,081	$15,869
Conejo Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1402 East Janss Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6646	75	7	10.4	61.3%	16 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.6	2037^th of 2162 public high schools	5.8%		11.2	1994^th of 2159 public high schools	7.6%	43	2.6		2.4	9.8	9.8	2.0	2.0	$36,784	$1,271	$35,513
Simi Valley High	Public	9-12	5400 Cochran St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 577-1400	1,910	79	24.1	36.5%	801 (41.9%)	36 (1.9%)	782 (40.9%)	187 (9.8%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	95 (5.0%)	53.8	952^nd of 2162 public high schools	56.0%		53.8	909^th of 2159 public high schools	57.9%	43	33.9	9.3	31.6	51.3	51.3	21.8	21.8	$15,717	$1,077	$14,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Insight School of California

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What is the racial makeup of Insight School of California?

Students at Insight School of California are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Insight School of California a good school?

Insight School of California ranks 1256^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Insight School of California?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Insight School of California.

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