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California Online Public Schools Northern California

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
3858th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 34% of California alternative schools
Summary

California Online Public Schools Northern California (COPSNC) is a large, K-12 online public charter school based in Ripon, serving 1,507 students from across the region.

This school serves a student population with significant economic need and shows some academic strengths, particularly in science where its proficiency recently matched the state average. However, it faces serious challenges with student retention and engagement. Its dropout rate is alarmingly high—roughly 23%, which is nearly triple the state average—and its graduation rate has been declining. For an online school, a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% is also a concern, as it indicates difficulty keeping students consistently logged in and participating in their coursework.

When compared to other online and charter schools in the area, COPSNC's situation becomes clearer. While its academic scores are similar to schools like Venture Academy and the Delta Charter schools, it lacks the strong support systems that help similar students succeed elsewhere. For instance, Valley View Charter Prep achieves much higher graduation and lower dropout rates, and online programs like Delta Charter Online and Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley report near-perfect attendance. This suggests COPSNC's core issue is not academic instruction but keeping students supported and on track to graduate.

1,507
Students ?
22.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,692
Per pupil spending ?
51%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 580 North Wilma Ave. Ste. G
       Ripon, CA  95366-9514

(800) 906-5166

District: California Online Public Schools Northern California Distri

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.1%
Hispanic:
27.4%
Two or more races:
17.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 86%)
!Dropout rate above the California average (23% vs 9%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,858th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 37 pts since 2019
From top 29% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,422nd of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2019
From top 43% (2019) to bottom 48% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
674th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2019
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
202531.23858 of 585734.1%★★☆☆☆
202426.54251 of 586927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202338.83226 of 585944.9%★★☆☆☆
202258.92081 of 588364.6%★★★☆☆
201968.61666 of 578971.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202550.9238 of 56958.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.94090 of 559726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.14238 of 561224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202333.33476 of 560938.0%★★☆☆☆
202256.72068 of 563563.3%★★★☆☆
201961.71905 of 549265.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202539.73044 of 510740.4%★★☆☆☆
202426.44004 of 510721.6%★☆☆☆☆
202323.74195 of 508717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202254.31929 of 508462.1%★★★☆☆
201942.62782 of 496343.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.13739 of 546031.5%★★☆☆☆
202421.14700 of 551714.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.54339 of 536319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202245.12585 of 526450.9%★★★☆☆
201958.71849 of 517364.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.73294 of 562841.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.93823 of 564332.3%★★☆☆☆
202344.32790 of 563850.5%★★★☆☆
202259.61974 of 566365.1%★★★☆☆
201973.71355 of 551075.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.7641 of 71810.7%★☆☆☆☆
20247.0634 of 6705.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.1462 of 61024.3%★☆☆☆☆
201942.6299 of 44532.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.7725 of 284774.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.52260 of 259813.0%★☆☆☆☆
202410.12452 of 26517.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.42268 of 266114.8%★☆☆☆☆
202245.01606 of 272641.1%★★☆☆☆
201937.01937 of 283431.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.31422 of 276148.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.31657 of 278340.5%★★☆☆☆
202345.51293 of 278153.5%★★★☆☆
202255.41010 of 274063.1%★★★☆☆
201949.31169 of 271556.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.1165 of 60972.9%★★★★☆
202344.7305 of 61350.2%★★★☆☆
202246.1294 of 63753.8%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202535.7519 of 73929.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202249.5570 of 153162.8%★★★☆☆
201979.7192 of 149187.1%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202439.5754 of 147849.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.81416 of 253344.1%★★☆☆☆
202432.41597 of 255137.4%★★☆☆☆
202343.81221 of 253151.8%★★★☆☆
202259.3825 of 250967.1%★★★☆☆
201949.81070 of 238055.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202545.51166 of 239551.3%★★★☆☆
202427.51738 of 238827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.21704 of 237428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202256.0825 of 235965.0%★★★☆☆
201945.71066 of 221351.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.11473 of 254242.1%★★☆☆☆
202419.12219 of 257914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202338.41389 of 253145.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.01130 of 245854.0%★★★☆☆
201933.91531 of 236935.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.01249 of 253450.7%★★★☆☆
202433.91526 of 255240.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.21173 of 253853.8%★★★☆☆
202247.81121 of 252755.6%★★★☆☆
201944.51174 of 240751.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.9608 of 72616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.7595 of 70115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4560 of 67717.3%★☆☆☆☆
202245.0375 of 66543.6%★★☆☆☆
201932.9405 of 55426.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202555.2468 of 156670.1%★★★★☆
202444.5676 of 155256.4%★★★☆☆
202374.2216 of 153185.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.91180 of 152022.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.11268 of 153717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202340.6909 of 154341.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.51141 of 155526.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.81216 of 160224.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202566.0674 of 216268.8%★★★☆☆
202451.2977 of 215954.7%★★★☆☆
202353.8901 of 217058.5%★★★☆☆
202260.9699 of 212367.1%★★★☆☆
201961.3706 of 213366.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202582.363 of 52388.0%★★★★☆
202420.6438 of 51715.3%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.8480 of 58517.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1482 of 59118.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202262.8258 of 116177.8%★★★★☆
201980.4135 of 111787.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202426.1957 of 108511.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202349.6353 of 106466.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.4640 of 190666.4%★★★☆☆
202443.31057 of 191544.8%★★☆☆☆
202353.3812 of 191557.6%★★★☆☆
202250.8799 of 185857.0%★★★☆☆
201957.3691 of 183362.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202574.3412 of 190078.3%★★★★☆
202453.3820 of 190256.9%★★★☆☆
202337.21197 of 191737.6%★★☆☆☆
202248.5861 of 186153.7%★★★☆☆
201945.6990 of 181445.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202568.7553 of 201372.5%★★★★☆
202444.71078 of 202646.8%★★☆☆☆
202359.8707 of 203065.2%★★★☆☆
202245.8957 of 194350.7%★★★☆☆
201956.7752 of 193761.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202559.6733 of 194262.3%★★★☆☆
202453.5813 of 194858.3%★★★☆☆
202350.2865 of 196355.9%★★★☆☆
202269.6503 of 191673.7%★★★★☆
201960.1655 of 188065.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.7436 of 57724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.8454 of 57420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1373 of 54131.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.8357 of 51530.7%★★☆☆☆
201946.3246 of 42241.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202567.4274 of 125278.1%★★★★☆
202479.1160 of 121686.8%★★★★☆
202343.7543 of 119754.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202535.4782 of 115532.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.4805 of 117331.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.4842 of 119329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202258.8479 of 120460.2%★★★☆☆
201943.0723 of 122240.8%★★☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)75th percentile+40 vs school
African American (2025)58th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)73rd percentile+24 vs school
Special Education (2025)70th percentile+22 vs school
Disabled (2022)63rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)51st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile-26 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-32 vs school
High school
African American (2025)88th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2022)78th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile~ school
Male (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)32nd percentile-37 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-44 vs school
Asian (2025)18th percentile-51 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-43 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state
Science33%~ state avg
Mathematics32%-6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,507 students attended California Online Public Schools Northern California.

California Online Public Schools Northern California ranks 3858th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at California Online Public Schools Northern California are 32% White, 27% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Asian.


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