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Excel Academy Charter

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Excel Academy Charter ranks 2082 nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

2082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 64% of California alternative schools

Summary

Excel Academy Charter is a K-12 alternative public charter school in Irvine, California, serving about 660 students with a notably small average class size and operating within its own Excel Academy Charter District.

The school stands out for its exceptional student success, boasting a near-perfect 96.8% graduation rate with zero dropouts and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.1%, figures that dramatically outperform both the state average and most nearby alternative schools like ACCESS County Community or Orange County Special Education. Academically, students consistently score above state averages across all subjects, with particularly strong performance in science and in the middle school grades, suggesting effective preparation as students advance.

Excel Academy achieves these outstanding results very efficiently, spending significantly less per student than many comparable schools while maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio. When compared to other local schools with high graduation rates, such as Suncoast Preparatory Academy or Tustin Connect, Excel Academy offers a balanced strength in academics, student support, and resource management, presenting a compelling model of what alternative education can achieve.

660

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,791

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Technology Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618-2339

(949) 387-7822

District: Excel Academy Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

27.6%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2024 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2024) to 78th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,082^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 13 pts since 2022

From top 23% (2022) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

404^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2022

From top 21% (2022) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

467^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2022

From top 39% (2022) to top 22% (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	59.7	2082 of 5857	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	1939 of 5869	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	1400 of 5859	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	1339 of 5883	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2115 of 5597	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1856 of 5612	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	1333 of 5609	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1419 of 5635	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1664 of 5107	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	1437 of 5107	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	854 of 5087	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	803 of 5084	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	2293 of 5460	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	2026 of 5517	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.3	603 of 5363	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	678 of 5264	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	1924 of 5628	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	1926 of 5643	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	1538 of 5638	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	1334 of 5663	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1289 of 2598	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1441 of 2651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1317 of 2661	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1570 of 2726	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	404 of 2761	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	482 of 2783	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	464 of 2781	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	573 of 2740	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	434 of 2533	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	371 of 2551	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	515 of 2531	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	641 of 2509	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	193 of 2395	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	272 of 2388	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	183 of 2374	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	69.9	502 of 2359	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	324 of 2542	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	294 of 2579	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	273 of 2531	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	805 of 2458	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	380 of 2534	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	597 of 2552	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	384 of 2538	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	461 of 2527	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	538 of 1520	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	629 of 1537	59.1%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	467 of 2162	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	153 of 2159	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	416 of 2170	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	828 of 2123	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.6	149 of 1915	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	529 of 1915	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	722 of 1900	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	98.6	29 of 1902	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	183 of 1917	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.3	369 of 1861	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	501 of 2013	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	65 of 2026	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	121 of 2030	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	845 of 1942	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.2	157 of 1948	91.9%	★★★★★

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 (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

High school

Female (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Academy Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Technology Dr.	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Excel Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 387-7822	660	66	9.9	50.2%	182 (27.6%)	19 (2.9%)	298 (45.2%)	86 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	70 (10.6%)								(n/a)	51.5	56.7	40.9		52.0	47.1	51.7	51.5	54.0	67.3	71.7	54.6	57.1	39.2	42.4	36.4	40.0	59.6	63.3	54.6	47.2	48.0	54.7	73.3	49.3	50.7	54.7	$9,791	$562	$9,229
Excel Academy Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Technology Dr.	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Excel Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 387-7822	1,069	76	14.1	41.7%	412 (38.5%)	31 (2.9%)	327 (30.6%)	183 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	113 (10.6%)								(n/a)	52.9	61.5	57.8		57.3	55.4	56.0	65.7	66.7	66.3	70.5	73.3	64.2	63.9	56.0	49.0	53.6	58.8	69.2	60.0	58.1	42.1	60.7	60.7	43.8	42.1	45.5	$9,574	$626	$8,948
SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	25952 Cordillera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 830-3400	149	12	12.5	42.3%	60 (40.3%)	2 (1.3%)	46 (30.9%)	26 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.1%)								(n/a)		29.2	37.5		33.9				72.7	66.7	62.5	65.8	57.7				45.5	50.0	33.3	13.2	29.8	91.7	91.7			91.7		$27,494	$1,361	$26,133
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							$28,784	$224	$28,560
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							$40,651	$8,823	$31,828
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							$10,341	$85	$10,256
Tustin Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 430-2052	268	11	23.7	47.4%	92 (34.3%)	5 (1.9%)	106 (39.6%)	44 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)		76.5	39.7		44.8					78.6	88.2	69.0	74.0					57.1	70.6	31.0	48.7							$15,639	$1,287	$14,352
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							$140,416	$16,411	$124,005
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							$47,579	$8,823	$38,756
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							$74,783	$8,823	$65,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Excel Academy Charter

What is the racial makeup of Excel Academy Charter?

Students at Excel Academy Charter are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Excel Academy Charter a good school?

Excel Academy Charter ranks 2082^nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Excel Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Excel Academy Charter.

What district is Excel Academy Charter in?

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