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River Oaks Academy

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River Oaks Academy ranks 1114 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 81% of California alternative schools

Summary

River Oaks Academy is a K-12 alternative school serving 331 students in Westlake Village, California, operating within its own River Oaks Academy District and demonstrating strong academic results that consistently exceed state averages.

The school truly stands out for its exceptional student engagement, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.6%—far below the state average of 19.4%—which correlates with impressive test scores; for the 2024-2025 year, 57.74% of students were proficient in English and 51.5% in math, outperforming the state despite 41.09% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This combination of high attendance and strong achievement distinguishes it from nearby virtual schools like the California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles and even other local alternative models, proving that a traditional alternative setting can be highly effective.

While other schools like Century Academy and Oak Park Independent also show strong graduation rates, they serve more affluent populations, making River Oaks Academy's success with a moderate-poverty student body particularly noteworthy. The school's recent increase in per-student spending appears to be supporting these positive outcomes, offering a compelling model of successful alternative education in the region.

331

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,615

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X
Westlake Village, CA 91361-2865

(805) 777-7999

District: River Oaks Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2022 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California alternative schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,114^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

752^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

237^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From top 30% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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
2025	81.0	1114 of 5857	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	1194 of 5869	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	2045 of 5859	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	1128 of 5883	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	179 of 1417	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1330 of 5789	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	946 of 5597	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	1111 of 5612	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	2175 of 5609	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.7	829 of 5635	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	187 of 1267	85.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.8	445 of 5084	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	739 of 5628	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	957 of 5643	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	1898 of 5638	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	1411 of 5663	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	177 of 1272	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	1092 of 5510	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	485 of 2598	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	749 of 2651	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	41.7	1675 of 2661	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	1316 of 2726	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	2199 of 2834	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	752 of 2761	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	575 of 2783	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	531 of 2781	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	402 of 2740	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	102 of 894	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	832 of 2715	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	712 of 2533	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	605 of 2551	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	384 of 2531	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	127 of 738	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	915 of 2380	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	735 of 2395	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	508 of 2388	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	316 of 2374	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	284 of 2213	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	654 of 2542	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	471 of 2579	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	934 of 2369	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	667 of 2534	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	519 of 2552	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	634 of 2538	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	348 of 2527	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	62 of 763	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	650 of 2407	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	689 of 1520	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	495 of 1537	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	588 of 1543	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.3	75 of 1555	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	39.3	967 of 1602	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	237 of 2162	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	284 of 2159	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	334 of 2170	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	346 of 2123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	307 of 1290	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	648 of 2133	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.0	409 of 1915	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	399 of 1915	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	180 of 1054	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	560 of 1833	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	146 of 1900	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	116 of 1902	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.6	152 of 2026	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	304 of 1942	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	167 of 1948	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	69.2	508 of 1916	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	421 of 1122	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	452 of 1173	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	161 of 1193	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	424 of 1204	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	877 of 1222	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2022)91st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)79th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)61st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science53%+20 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 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 10th 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
River Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	River Oaks Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 777-7999	331	15	22.5	41.1%	159 (48.0%)	4 (1.2%)	110 (33.2%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.4%)								(n/a)	75.0	39.5	55.0			52.8	72.7		64.3	50.0	60.6	42.1	71.4	57.7	72.7		60.7	46.4	54.6	39.5	45.0	51.5	57.1	61.9	66.7	66.7	61.9	66.7	$17,615	$314	$17,301
Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. P	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	842	46	18.4	46.2%	290 (34.4%)	29 (3.4%)	427 (50.7%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)								(n/a)	36.2	36.2	38.9	29.2		36.2	46.8	42.9	50.7	53.1	38.6	50.0	55.3	47.5	44.2	29.0	32.9	29.7	33.8	37.9	46.2	35.7	20.0	24.0	42.0	28.0	23.0	25.0	$15,364	$1,181	$14,183
Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	1,032	46	22.6	53.2%	266 (25.8%)	68 (6.6%)	583 (56.5%)	40 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.8%)								(n/a)	30.4	37.0	37.9	27.9	15.8	31.7	39.0	49.4	38.0	42.2	46.6	39.7	56.2	44.3	36.8	29.9	20.5	21.5	19.4	30.6	29.7	27.4	25.0	30.0	46.3	31.3	27.5	33.8	$14,138	$1,169	$12,969
Compass Charter School of Yolo	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter School of Yolo District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	389	15	25.8	38.0%	226 (58.1%)	8 (2.1%)	93 (23.9%)	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.8%)								(n/a)	35.1	45.8				41.6	52.8	53.3	63.9	48.4	51.3	45.8	66.7	53.9	52.8	38.7	25.0	32.3	35.9	25.0	33.3	35.4	35.7	42.9	52.4	41.7	41.7	40.5	$12,908	$473	$12,435
Oak Park Independent	Public, Alternative	K-12	5801 Conifer St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 735-3260	189	6	34.1	13.2%	106 (56.1%)	16 (8.5%)	33 (17.5%)	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.1%)								(n/a)				27.3		26.3							53.3	58.0							33.3	41.2							$12,090	$90	$12,000
Century Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33 Greta St.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 496-0286	237	17	13.9	21.9%	156 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	19 (8.0%)								(n/a)		16.0		43.8		35.5					64.7	31.8	68.8	60.0					52.9	55.0	48.3	51.9							$21,105	$976	$20,129
Monte Vista	Public, Alternative	K-12	1220 Fourth St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 579-6326	371	20	18.3	45.3%	162 (43.7%)	7 (1.9%)	167 (45.0%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)								(n/a)	23.1	18.2		13.6	38.5	19.4		45.5	46.2	40.0	45.0	27.6	37.8	37.8			18.2	10.0	15.8	17.2	7.0	16.1							$13,325	$1,153	$12,172
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

Frequently Asked Questions about River Oaks Academy

How many students attend River Oaks Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended River Oaks Academy.

What district is River Oaks Academy in?

River Oaks Academy District

Is River Oaks Academy a good school?

River Oaks Academy ranks 1114^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of River Oaks Academy?

Students at River Oaks Academy are 48% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

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