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California Pacific Charter - San Diego

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California Pacific Charter - San Diego ranks 3282 nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

3282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 44% of California alternative schools

Summary

California Pacific Charter - San Diego is a K-12 alternative school in Costa Mesa serving 310 students, operating as its own district, and is notable for its very small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of just 7.7 to 1.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: its graduation rates are consistently strong and above the state average, yet standardized test scores generally lag behind. A significant area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the state average. The school serves a population with a high rate of economic need, and it achieves its graduation success with moderate per-student spending compared to some nearby alternatives like Advanced Learning Academy or Occs:chep/Pchs, which spend more per pupil.

Interesting comparisons to other schools highlight its unique profile. For instance, it maintains a much lower student-teacher ratio than Tustin Connect, which has stronger test scores and far lower absenteeism. Its sister school, California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles, shows stronger academic performance despite similar demographics. This suggests the school is effective at helping students graduate through flexible pathways, even if mastering standardized tests remains a challenge for many.

310

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 South Coast Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7735

(855) 225-7227

District: California Pacific Charter - San Diego District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

28.4%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,282^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,606^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

876^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to top 41% (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	39.0	3282 of 5857	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4455 of 5869	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3290 of 5883	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	608 of 1417	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	2678 of 5789	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	1004 of 1149	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.0	2605 of 5492	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.6	3208 of 4963	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.0	2747 of 5173	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	47.5	2586 of 5510	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.1	2175 of 2834	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1606 of 2761	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1888 of 2783	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1804 of 2781	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1828 of 2740	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	634 of 894	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1122 of 2715	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.5	914 of 1491	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1406 of 2533	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	466 of 738	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1114 of 2380	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.1	1569 of 2213	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	1066 of 2458	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	553 of 721	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1098 of 2369	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	11.0	733 of 763	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	980 of 2407	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	1000 of 1602	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	876 of 2162	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	943 of 2159	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1046 of 2170	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	434 of 2123	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	726 of 1290	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	520 of 2133	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	643 of 1906	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	660 of 1915	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	906 of 1915	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.6	369 of 1858	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	32.4	740 of 1054	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	591 of 1833	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	636 of 1900	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	528 of 1902	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	655 of 1917	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.7	211 of 1861	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	875 of 1814	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	559 of 2013	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	807 of 2026	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	924 of 2030	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.7	110 of 1943	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	31.3	821 of 1126	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.8	468 of 1937	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	921 of 1942	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1046 of 1948	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1061 of 1963	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.5	354 of 1916	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	511 of 1122	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	732 of 1880	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	554 of 1252	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	785 of 1155	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	885 of 1173	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	833 of 1193	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	357 of 1204	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	597 of 1222	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)47th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2019)35th percentile-18 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2019)13th percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)57th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile-20 vs school

White (2019)38th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2019)29th percentile-30 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile-25 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science30%-3 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
California Pacific Charter - San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	310	40	7.7	68.1%	88 (28.4%)	29 (9.4%)	140 (45.2%)	13 (4.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (9.0%)								(n/a)	41.7	25.0	28.6		29.9	46.2	21.4	50.0		46.2	31.3	44.4	41.2	38.5	21.4	25.0		38.5	12.5	38.9	32.5
California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr. #185	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	423	40	10.5	69.7%	108 (25.5%)	43 (10.2%)	218 (51.5%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)								(n/a)	58.8	33.3	37.1		39.0	37.0	53.3	58.8	30.0	52.2	38.9	59.7	49.5	44.4	20.0	41.2	55.0	52.2	27.8	61.3	48.4	76.0	84.0	84.0	80.0	80.0
Orange County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 966-4129	331	47	7.0	47.1%	75 (22.7%)	13 (3.9%)	169 (51.1%)	52 (15.7%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	5.6							0.0	5.6
ACCESS Juvenile Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 935-7651	186	27	6.8	98.4%	12 (6.5%)	18 (9.7%)	142 (76.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							4.8	5.6							1.6	1.3
ACCESS County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6404	1,315	67	19.6	85.4%	131 (10.0%)	32 (2.4%)	1,036 (78.8%)	47 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	51 (3.9%)								(n/a)		3.9		9.0	8.0					14.3	11.1	14.1	13.7					13.3	5.6	1.2	3.1
Suncoast Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3857 Birch St. #297	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Suncoast Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 994-6724	1,459	48	30.1	38.3%	827 (56.7%)	40 (2.7%)	323 (22.1%)	68 (4.7%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	181 (12.4%)								(n/a)	26.3	38.2	40.0		32.2	36.8	46.9	45.0	34.2	44.9	43.8	55.2	42.7	37.7	44.7	29.1	32.1	40.3	25.8	40.0	35.5						$24,948	$24,714	$234
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 West 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	524	29	17.9	79.8%	72 (13.7%)	7 (1.3%)	425 (81.1%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	26.7	31.7		22.2	27.1	65.2	48.0	40.9	41.5	43.5	46.3	68.6	49.8	78.3	72.0	28.9	41.5	31.9	29.3	43.1	42.1
Alternative Education-San Joaquin High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3387 Barranca Pkwy.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 936-7440	88	11	8.0	36.4%	32 (36.4%)	5 (5.7%)	14 (15.9%)	29 (33.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)								(n/a)			36.0		40.5					64.7		64.0	63.3					52.9		36.0	42.9						$52,498	$52,282	$216
Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	408 East Santa Clara Ave.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2100	363	31	11.6	89.8%	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	349 (96.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	26.7	18.2	14.8		18.7	41.7	38.9	40.0	65.9	45.5	48.5	63.0	51.6	75.0	38.9	40.0	34.2	27.3	18.2	3.6	28.8						$44,194	$43,378	$816
Occs:chep/Pchs	Public, Alternative	K-12	14262 Franklin Ave. Ste. 100	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6500	290	11	26.3	44.1%	83 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (47.9%)	40 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.9%)								(n/a)		25.0		45.8	39.6	58.3			30.8	90.9	40.0	80.8	58.6	33.3			15.4	45.5	25.0	37.5	28.9						$61,112	$57,280	$3,832

Frequently Asked Questions about California Pacific Charter - San Diego

What district is California Pacific Charter - San Diego in?

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What is the racial makeup of California Pacific Charter - San Diego?

Students at California Pacific Charter - San Diego are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is California Pacific Charter - San Diego a good school?

California Pacific Charter - San Diego ranks 3282^nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend California Pacific Charter - San Diego?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended California Pacific Charter - San Diego.

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