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California Virtual Academy at Maricopa

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
4362nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 26% of California alternative schools
Summary

California Virtual Academy at Maricopa is a public charter virtual school located in Simi Valley, California, serving 1,247 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is part of the California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District.

The school has several strengths, including consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 77.4% to 87.0%, which are higher than the state average of around 84-85%. Additionally, the school's dropout rates are relatively low, ranging from 7.8% to 22.6%, lower than the state average of 9-10%. However, the school faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 30.0%, compared to the state average. Academically, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels.

When compared to nearby virtual schools, such as Insight @ San Diego, California Virtual Academy at Fresno, and California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles, California Virtual Academy at Maricopa generally performs better in terms of graduation rates and dropout rates, but has higher chronic absenteeism. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.29% to 78.75%, suggests a relatively low socioeconomic status of the student population, which may be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance. The school has also increased its spending per student from $7,317 in 2020-2021 to $11,578 in 2023-2024, and decreased its student-teacher ratio from 33.6 in 2021-2022 to 27.8 in 2023-2024, indicating efforts to improve the educational experience for its students.

1,286
Students ?
25.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
77.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 Moreland Rd.
       Simi Valley, CA  93065-1800

(805) 581-0202

District: California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.1%
White:
26.6%
African American:
9.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2022 → 78th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the California average (70% vs 88%)
!Dropout rate above the California average (25% vs 8%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
California avg41%
Elementary school
4,362nd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2019
From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,331st of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 39 pts since 2019
From bottom 12% (2019) to top 48% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
474th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 13 pts since 2019
From top 35% (2019) to top 22% (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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.44362 of 585725.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.45272 of 586910.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.14533 of 585922.6%★☆☆☆☆
202232.33676 of 588337.5%★★☆☆☆
202139.7785 of 141744.6%★★☆☆☆
201917.45037 of 578913.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202434.4370 of 59337.6%★★☆☆☆
202347.0296 of 66155.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202339.91828 of 324543.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.14245 of 559724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.35181 of 56127.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.04693 of 560916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.73865 of 563531.4%★★☆☆☆
202131.9822 of 126735.1%★★☆☆☆
201915.54999 of 54929.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.23529 of 510730.9%★★☆☆☆
202422.84294 of 510715.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.43832 of 508724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.23040 of 508440.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202532.63778 of 546030.8%★★☆☆☆
202417.34991 of 55179.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.04069 of 536324.1%★☆☆☆☆
202235.73353 of 526436.3%★★☆☆☆
202154.6420 of 111062.2%★★★☆☆
201921.24481 of 517313.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202527.14099 of 562827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.94916 of 564312.9%★☆☆☆☆
202327.53987 of 563829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.33250 of 566342.6%★★☆☆☆
202147.7591 of 127253.5%★★★☆☆
201922.74404 of 551020.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202550.71041 of 284763.4%★★★☆☆
202426.12050 of 263522.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.22377 of 25988.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.42586 of 26512.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.52464 of 26617.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.42463 of 27269.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.82777 of 28342.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.91331 of 276151.8%★★★☆☆
202429.61825 of 278334.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.41511 of 278145.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.91372 of 274049.9%★★☆☆☆
202146.9426 of 89452.3%★★★☆☆
201915.32378 of 271512.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202560.0201 of 60967.0%★★★☆☆
202438.0350 of 62744.2%★★☆☆☆
202367.9143 of 61376.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202263.2358 of 153176.6%★★★★☆
201925.01209 of 149118.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202439.9735 of 147850.3%★★★☆☆
202353.9375 of 152175.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.11264 of 253350.1%★★★☆☆
202425.91860 of 255127.1%★☆☆☆☆
202334.41496 of 253140.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.61478 of 250941.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.4426 of 73842.3%★★☆☆☆
201914.12143 of 238010.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.9674 of 239571.9%★★★★☆
202444.51139 of 238852.3%★★★☆☆
202345.81098 of 237453.7%★★★☆☆
202250.3989 of 235958.1%★★★☆☆
201920.71860 of 221316.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202560.5771 of 254269.7%★★★☆☆
202436.61511 of 257941.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.01255 of 253150.4%★★★☆☆
202243.11230 of 245850.0%★★★☆☆
202153.4268 of 72162.8%★★★☆☆
201920.22013 of 236915.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202543.11283 of 253449.4%★★☆☆☆
202434.31519 of 255240.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.41268 of 253850.0%★★★☆☆
202250.51046 of 252758.6%★★★☆☆
202155.0302 of 76360.4%★★★☆☆
201915.82135 of 240711.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202416.7594 of 70115.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202575.5219 of 156686.0%★★★★☆
202451.6542 of 155265.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.81239 of 152018.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.81322 of 153714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.91230 of 154320.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.71105 of 155528.9%★☆☆☆☆
20195.81552 of 16023.1%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202576.3474 of 216278.1%★★★★☆
202457.1830 of 215961.6%★★★☆☆
202357.1816 of 217062.4%★★★☆☆
202250.3927 of 212356.3%★★★☆☆
202148.5630 of 129051.2%★★★☆☆
201960.1738 of 213365.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202574.1459 of 190675.9%★★★★☆
202449.8896 of 191553.2%★★★☆☆
202361.2651 of 191566.0%★★★☆☆
202249.6834 of 185855.1%★★★☆☆
202133.3731 of 105430.6%★★☆☆☆
201958.1667 of 183363.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202582.2255 of 190086.6%★★★★☆
202467.6519 of 190272.7%★★★★☆
202370.1482 of 191774.9%★★★★☆
202252.9769 of 186158.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202582.3295 of 201385.3%★★★★☆
202455.3827 of 202659.2%★★★☆☆
202364.9589 of 203071.0%★★★★☆
202257.0700 of 194364.0%★★★☆☆
202164.3336 of 112670.2%★★★★☆
201958.9707 of 193763.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202574.3454 of 194276.6%★★★★☆
202460.8672 of 194865.5%★★★☆☆
202347.7921 of 196353.1%★★★☆☆
202235.81148 of 191640.1%★★☆☆☆
202159.6409 of 112263.5%★★★☆☆
201947.3927 of 188050.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202556.2523 of 115554.7%★★★☆☆
202433.7816 of 117330.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.8851 of 119328.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.7755 of 120437.3%★★☆☆☆
201928.8892 of 122227.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)63rd percentile+38 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)44th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2024)38th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile~ school
Female (2025)24th percentile~ school
White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)86th percentile+34 vs school
Disabled (2022)77th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school
African American (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+16 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile~ school
Male (2025)49th percentile~ school
White (2025)18th percentile-33 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)15th percentile-19 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)77th percentile~ school
Female (2025)76th percentile~ school
White (2025)55th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state
Science34%~ state avg
Mathematics33%-4 vs state

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Students at California Virtual Academy at Maricopa are 54% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,286 students attended California Virtual Academy at Maricopa.

California Virtual Academy at Maricopa ranks 4362nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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