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California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
3387th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 42% of California alternative schools
Summary

California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma is a K-12 online public school based in Simi Valley, serving 966 students with a focus on virtual learning.

The school presents a mixed academic picture: it outperforms the state average in math (39.42%) and science (35.71%) but lags in English Language Arts (38.83%). A significant challenge is its low graduation rate of 54.9% and a high dropout rate of 42.5%, which are well below state averages. However, the school excels in student engagement, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.6%, far better than the state's 19.4%. It operates with a student-teacher ratio of 27:1 and spends about $10,443 per student.

Compared to other virtual schools, like the higher-performing California Virtual Academy San Mateo, this school's struggle with graduation is notable. Interestingly, other online schools with similar or higher levels of economic disadvantage, such as iQ Academy California-Los Angeles, achieve much higher graduation rates, suggesting factors beyond funding influence success. The school's strength in daily engagement (low absenteeism) but weakness in long-term completion highlights a key area for potential improvement within its California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District.

966
Students ?
27.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,443
Per pupil spending ?
64.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 Morland Rd.
       Simi Valley, CA  93065-1659

(805) 581-0202

District: California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.8%
White:
27.4%
African American:
15.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the California average (55% vs 86%)
!Dropout rate above the California average (42% vs 9%)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,387th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 12 pts since 2019
From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,105th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 40%▲ up 36 pts since 2019
From bottom 24% (2019) to top 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
628th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 29%▲ up 6 pts since 2019
From top 36% (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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.43387 of 585742.2%★★☆☆☆
202432.33755 of 586936.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.22932 of 585950.0%★★☆☆☆
202250.72508 of 588357.4%★★★☆☆
202156.5553 of 141761.0%★★★☆☆
201928.94019 of 578930.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.3288 of 56949.4%★★☆☆☆
202345.5307 of 66153.6%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202158.184 of 29371.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.83316 of 559740.8%★★☆☆☆
202423.44401 of 561221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202337.93146 of 560943.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.82273 of 563559.7%★★★☆☆
202153.3531 of 126758.1%★★★☆☆
201938.03227 of 549241.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.63197 of 510737.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.93280 of 510735.8%★★☆☆☆
202335.83246 of 508736.2%★★☆☆☆
202252.32057 of 508459.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202541.83031 of 546044.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.43432 of 551737.8%★★☆☆☆
202351.52267 of 536357.7%★★★☆☆
202245.12586 of 526450.9%★★★☆☆
202174.6186 of 111083.2%★★★★☆
201937.03350 of 517335.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.23255 of 562842.2%★★☆☆☆
202444.42793 of 564350.5%★★★☆☆
202347.22609 of 563853.7%★★★☆☆
202247.22599 of 566354.1%★★★☆☆
202158.6467 of 127263.3%★★★☆☆
201923.74310 of 551021.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202411.8616 of 6708.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202532.21887 of 259827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.62175 of 265118.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.92056 of 266122.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.11821 of 272633.2%★★☆☆☆
20199.22657 of 28346.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.81105 of 276160.0%★★★☆☆
202431.61747 of 278337.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.21449 of 278147.9%★★☆☆☆
202253.41071 of 274060.9%★★★☆☆
202155.8353 of 89460.5%★★★☆☆
201922.72070 of 271523.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.5161 of 60973.6%★★★★☆
202438.9342 of 62745.5%★★☆☆☆
202346.8285 of 61353.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202174.851 of 35485.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202555.7926 of 253363.4%★★★☆☆
202433.91548 of 255139.3%★★☆☆☆
202350.81041 of 253158.9%★★★☆☆
202259.1830 of 250966.9%★★★☆☆
202166.2215 of 73870.9%★★★★☆
201927.61700 of 238028.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.4700 of 239570.8%★★★★☆
202428.01715 of 238828.2%★☆☆☆☆
202351.5942 of 237460.3%★★★☆☆
202262.1677 of 235971.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202557.9840 of 254267.0%★★★☆☆
202431.41717 of 257933.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.11667 of 253134.1%★★☆☆☆
202263.6651 of 245873.5%★★★★☆
202167.9168 of 72176.7%★★★★☆
201939.01356 of 236942.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202547.41156 of 253454.4%★★★☆☆
202429.81687 of 255233.9%★★☆☆☆
202326.51805 of 253828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202243.61230 of 252751.3%★★★☆☆
202145.8367 of 76351.9%★★★☆☆
201918.02062 of 240714.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202413.7618 of 70111.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202569.1280 of 156682.1%★★★★☆
202444.2679 of 155256.3%★★★☆☆
202363.2358 of 153176.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.0981 of 152035.5%★★☆☆☆
202419.01270 of 153717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.61119 of 154327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202238.1955 of 155538.6%★★☆☆☆
20195.11560 of 16022.6%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202568.3628 of 216271.0%★★★★☆
202463.2691 of 215968.0%★★★☆☆
202341.41190 of 217045.2%★★☆☆☆
202258.6748 of 212364.8%★★★☆☆
202153.7554 of 129057.1%★★★☆☆
201959.4758 of 213364.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202593.816 of 52396.9%★★★★★
202320.1426 of 52118.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202499.013 of 108598.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.4677 of 190664.5%★★★☆☆
202451.8850 of 191555.6%★★★☆☆
202333.01247 of 191534.9%★★☆☆☆
202259.0641 of 185865.5%★★★☆☆
202143.6583 of 105444.7%★★☆☆☆
201944.6978 of 183346.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202556.3800 of 190057.9%★★★☆☆
202459.6690 of 190263.7%★★★☆☆
202341.31108 of 191742.2%★★☆☆☆
202274.7352 of 186181.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.6625 of 201369.0%★★★☆☆
202467.7544 of 202673.1%★★★★☆
202342.81109 of 203045.4%★★☆☆☆
202258.7648 of 194366.6%★★★☆☆
202145.9607 of 112646.1%★★☆☆☆
201966.7526 of 193772.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202570.9512 of 194273.6%★★★★☆
202469.0532 of 194872.7%★★★★☆
202344.11002 of 196349.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.41011 of 191647.2%★★☆☆☆
202157.1435 of 112261.2%★★★☆☆
201969.4495 of 188073.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202417.8477 of 57416.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202596.239 of 125296.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202554.1549 of 115552.5%★★★☆☆
202439.5742 of 117336.7%★★☆☆☆
202343.6691 of 119342.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.1732 of 120439.2%★★☆☆☆
201933.5833 of 122231.8%★★☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2021)71st percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile~ school
Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)41st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)8th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2021)86th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+22 vs school
African American (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)35th percentile-25 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)12th percentile-25 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+31 vs school
African American (2025)97th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)97th percentile+26 vs school
Male (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school
Female (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile-51 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics39%~ state avg
English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state
Science36%+3 vs state

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California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma ranks 3387th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma are 38% Hispanic, 27% White, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 966 students attended California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma.


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