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Learning Choice Academy

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Learning Choice Academy ranks 3104 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

3104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 47% of California alternative schools

Summary

Learning Choice Academy is a small, K-12 alternative public school in San Diego, serving about 177 students with a focus on flexible, personalized education.

The school has some clear strengths, most notably its exceptional student attendance, with a near-zero chronic absenteeism rate that far surpasses both the state average and nearby alternative schools like Monarch or Alba. Academically, it performs well in Science and English Language Arts, often exceeding state averages and outperforming many local alternatives such as Urban Discovery Academy Charter. However, math proficiency is an area for growth, as it lags behind the state average.

Compared to other schools, Learning Choice Academy operates efficiently with lower per-student spending than most peers. While its graduation rates have fluctuated, it serves a moderately economically diverse population within the Learning Choice Academy District. A notable nearby school is the high-performing Mt. Everest Academy, which has higher test scores but also serves a less economically disadvantaged population and has higher spending.

177

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117-1082

(858) 536-8388

District: Learning Choice Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

29.9%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2025

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the California average (75% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (17% vs 9%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,104^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From top 37% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,483^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From top 38% (2019) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

545^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From top 43% (2019) to top 25% (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	41.6	3104 of 5857	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2623 of 5869	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	3248 of 5859	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.2	1522 of 5883	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	479 of 1417	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	2150 of 5789	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	72.4	320 of 1267	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	2039 of 5492	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	69.7	1183 of 4963	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.8	2154 of 5173	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	2048 of 5510	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.7	1470 of 2834	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1483 of 2761	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	971 of 2783	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	913 of 2781	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	695 of 2740	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	273 of 894	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1036 of 2715	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.3	817 of 2551	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	991 of 2380	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	59.9	691 of 2213	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	75.2	395 of 2369	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.9	941 of 2407	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.2	1056 of 1602	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	545 of 2162	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	316 of 2170	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	190 of 2123	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	203 of 1290	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	909 of 2133	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	78.0	158 of 1117	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.1	967 of 1833	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.9	617 of 1814	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	43.7	1090 of 1937	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	55.6	745 of 1880	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	884 of 1222	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)76th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2021)75th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2019)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)48th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2019)69th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)68th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)61st percentile~ school

White (2019)34th percentile-28 vs school

High school

Disabled (2019)86th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2019)66th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2019)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)47th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)44th percentile-14 vs school

White (2019)28th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 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)								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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	177	11	16.2	50.3%	53 (29.9%)	19 (10.7%)	60 (33.9%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	22 (12.4%)								(n/a)	46.2	30.8		42.9		40.0	66.7	37.5	46.2	29.2	58.3	38.5	85.7	49.0	50.0	31.3	23.1	20.8	50.0	23.1	21.4	29.8
Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1	28.0%	116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)								(n/a)		65.2		62.5		74.6				94.4	91.7	78.3	84.9	86.7				94.4	79.2	73.9	45.5	71.7	$29,080	$27,886	$1,194
Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	142	22	6.4	83.8%	25 (17.6%)	30 (21.1%)	68 (47.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)								(n/a)					23.1	15.0		21.4			7.1		13.3	12.7		15.4		36.4	0.0		7.1	10.1	$83,455	$81,732	$1,723
Whittier K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3401 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 490-2770	77	9	8.5	64.9%	9 (11.7%)	13 (16.9%)	36 (46.8%)	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)								(n/a)
San Diego County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2801 Meadow Lark Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-6857	219	33	6.7	98.6%	21 (9.6%)	32 (14.6%)	148 (67.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)					0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0	$71,024	$63,724	$7,300
San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5853	510	43	11.7	92.5%	38 (7.5%)	52 (10.2%)	394 (77.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)		3.2			6.7	4.9					0.0	5.7	16.4	12.1					5.9	0.0	11.8	8.4	$60,726	$57,134	$3,592
Altus Schools Audeo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Audeo District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	450	15	30.6	64.0%	137 (30.4%)	28 (6.2%)	234 (52.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.3%)								(n/a)	22.2	21.4	38.7	39.3	20.0	27.7	38.5		27.8	56.3	45.8	35.7	70.3	51.3	30.8		11.1	18.8	33.3	23.8	34.4	27.8
Home & Hosp/Transition Support	Public, Alternative	K-12	4100 Normal St. Annex 14	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6435	66	16	4.2	77.3%	8 (12.1%)	5 (7.6%)	31 (47.0%)	7 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	11 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Alba	Public, Alternative	1-12	4041 Oregon St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3900	20	8	2.4	85.0%	1 (5.0%)	3 (15.0%)	14 (70.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)		0.0				0.0						0.0		0.0						0.0		0.0
Urban Discovery Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 14th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	Urban Discovery Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 788-4668	330	18	18.8	63.6%	52 (15.8%)	47 (14.2%)	189 (57.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)	28.6	0.0				20.6	21.7	12.9	25.7	25.0	38.9	31.3	63.6	28.3	26.1	12.9	22.9	9.1	11.1	0.0		16.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Learning Choice Academy

How many students attend Learning Choice Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Learning Choice Academy.

Is Learning Choice Academy a good school?

Learning Choice Academy ranks 3104^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Learning Choice Academy?

Students at Learning Choice Academy are 34% Hispanic, 30% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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