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Nea Community Learning Center

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Nea Community Learning Center ranks 1912 th of 5817 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Alternative Schools

Better than 67% of California alternative schools

Summary

Nea Community Learning Center is a K-12 public alternative school in Alameda, serving 479 students with a unique model as its own independent district.

The school has a notable mix of strengths and challenges. It excels at graduating students, with a 96% graduation rate that far exceeds the state average, and its students perform particularly well in science. However, test scores show a significant decline in middle school, especially in English, which is a more pronounced drop than at a similar school like Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori. With a moderate economic need profile and a class size of about 21 students per teacher, Nea occupies a middle ground among area alternative schools, which range from high-support county programs to virtual academies.

Compared to nearby alternatives, Nea stands out for its strong science scores and consistent success in getting students to graduation, even when test scores vary. Its chronic absenteeism rate is better than the state average and significantly lower than several other local alternative programs. For parents, Nea represents a community-focused option that successfully supports students through to a diploma, though the dip in middle school academic performance is an area to consider.

479

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

32.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1900 Third St.
Alameda, CA 94501-1851

(510) 748-4008

District: Nea Community Learning Center District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

24.0%

Two or more races:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2023

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

California avg42%

Elementary school

1,912^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,311^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to top 48% (2026)

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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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	1912 of 5817	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	2274 of 5857	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2476 of 5869	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	2378 of 5859	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	1885 of 5883	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1812 of 5789	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.9	1055 of 1190	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	2255 of 5581	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	2428 of 5597	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2685 of 5612	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	2553 of 5609	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1984 of 5635	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	2148 of 5492	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	3064 of 5094	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2904 of 5107	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3265 of 5107	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	1525 of 5087	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	2098 of 5423	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.7	3687 of 5460	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3364 of 5517	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2613 of 5363	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2682 of 5264	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4094 of 5173	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	1493 of 5603	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.7	1993 of 5628	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	2165 of 5643	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	2022 of 5638	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	1588 of 5663	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	1505 of 5510	72.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	556 of 753	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	563 of 718	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	551 of 670	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	408 of 610	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	971 of 2536	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	1098 of 2598	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1587 of 2651	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	1324 of 2661	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	971 of 2726	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	1254 of 2834	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	1311 of 2740	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.0	1894 of 2761	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1720 of 2783	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2203 of 2781	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1974 of 2740	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1446 of 2715	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	741 of 1540	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1769 of 2516	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1874 of 2533	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1695 of 2551	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2032 of 2531	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1961 of 2509	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1617 of 2380	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	1063 of 2357	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	1466 of 2388	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1727 of 2374	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2223 of 2359	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	1152 of 2529	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.8	2004 of 2542	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1793 of 2579	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2307 of 2531	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2394 of 2458	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1355 of 2369	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	1034 of 2514	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.8	1661 of 2534	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1361 of 2552	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2035 of 2538	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1652 of 2527	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	991 of 2407	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	489 of 735	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	1796 of 2159	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1564 of 2170	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	893 of 2123	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	981 of 2133	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.6	296 of 592	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	1822 of 1915	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1017 of 1858	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	695 of 1833	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.3	1835 of 1902	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1386 of 1917	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	878 of 1861	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	1198 of 1814	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	1888 of 2026	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1534 of 2030	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1318 of 1937	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	1281 of 1948	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1573 of 1963	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	787 of 1916	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1061 of 1880	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)73rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-41 vs school

Asian (2023)11th percentile-48 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-22 vs school

High school

African American (2019)50th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science50%+14 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nea Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Nea Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4008	479	23	21.2	32.2%	115 (24.0%)	64 (13.4%)	135 (28.2%)	76 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (18.0%)								(n/a)	61.9	35.3			50.0	60.9	57.1	64.3	36.7	66.7	47.1		56.4	67.4	36.7	33.3	13.3	30.3	29.4		37.2	≥ 98%
Home and Hospital Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	3	1	3.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$1,620	$00	$1,620
Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	701 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 775-0255	723	49	14.7	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	606 (83.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)								(n/a)	9.3	24.7	22.2		19.5	8.7	18.9	11.3	20.0	26.4	36.4	42.6	24.4	17.8	30.2	18.5	14.3	13.2	35.1	14.8	21.2	≥ 98%
Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Public, Alternative	K-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5330	481	36	13.4	97.3%	119 (24.7%)	135 (28.1%)	140 (29.1%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.6%)								(n/a)		25.8	47.1	25.0	31.4	9.1	6.7		32.3	36.0	18.5	61.8	31.1	9.1	0.0		22.6	45.5	48.0	44.1	31.5			$33,780	$31,730	$2,050
San Leandro Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	13701 Bancroft Ave	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 618-4460	102	6	17.7	80.4%	13 (12.7%)	12 (11.8%)	49 (48.0%)	14 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.7%)								(n/a)			52.4		42.1				33.3			42.9	33.3				0.0			28.6	21.1			$26,486	$25,806	$680
Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 Fairmont Ave.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-7609	56	8	6.7	94.6%	3 (5.4%)	29 (51.8%)	23 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0
Castro Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18400 Clifton Way	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 537-3193	45	4	12.4	40.0%	11 (24.4%)	2 (4.4%)	13 (28.9%)	10 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.0%)								(n/a)					38.9																			$27,095	$26,994	$101
S.F. County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3045 Santiago St.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2222	120	4	27.5	30.0%	29 (24.2%)	14 (11.7%)	29 (24.2%)	31 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.2%)								(n/a)																								$2,342	$00	$2,342
Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2625 Barnard Rd.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 231-1431	420	35	12.0	52.6%	45 (10.7%)	72 (17.1%)	197 (46.9%)	61 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	36 (8.6%)								(n/a)	36.4	20.8	25.8	53.9	29.0		36.4	36.4	25.0	30.8	24.0	42.9	36.3		18.2	18.2	6.7	53.9	43.5	29.2	29.7
Alameda County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-4590	73	5	13.8	58.9%	2 (2.7%)	8 (11.0%)	55 (75.3%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)												0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0			$92,109	$77,826	$14,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Nea Community Learning Center

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Is Nea Community Learning Center a good school?

Nea Community Learning Center ranks 1912^th of 5817 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nea Community Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Nea Community Learning Center.

What is the racial makeup of Nea Community Learning Center?

Students at Nea Community Learning Center are 28% Hispanic, 24% White, 18% Two or more races, 16% Asian, 13% African American.

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