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Excel Academy Charter

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Excel Academy Charter ranks 1202 nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 79% of California alternative schools

Summary

Excel Academy Charter is a K-12 alternative public school in Irvine, serving about 1,069 students with a notably efficient budget and strong academic results that consistently beat state averages.

Academically, the school shines, with over 64% of students proficient in English and 58% in math, outperforming both the state and nearby alternatives like California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles and Suncoast Preparatory Academy. Perhaps most impressive is student engagement: the chronic absenteeism rate is an exceptionally low 1.2%, far better than the state average and dramatically lower than schools like ACCESS County Community (56.3%). The school also maintains a strong 91.2% graduation rate, a stark contrast to some other local alternative programs.

Excel Academy achieves these outcomes cost-effectively, spending about $9,574 per student, which is significantly less than many comparable schools. This combination of high performance, excellent attendance, and efficient spending suggests a very effective model, especially when compared to other alternative programs within high-performing traditional districts like Irvine Unified and Tustin Unified.

1,069

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,541

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Technology Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618-2339

(949) 387-7822

District: Excel Academy Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.5%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2022 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California alternative schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,202^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

298^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

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High school

165^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From top 20% (2021) to top 8% (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	78.9	1202 of 5857	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	1284 of 5869	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	1069 of 5859	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	1068 of 5883	81.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	476 of 1203	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	563 of 1205	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	588 of 1190	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	575 of 1154	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	367 of 2227	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	1225 of 5597	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	1394 of 5612	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	1187 of 5609	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	956 of 5635	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	1082 of 5107	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	1023 of 5107	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	649 of 5087	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	782 of 5084	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	507 of 5460	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.2	1488 of 5517	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	386 of 5363	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	460 of 5264	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	1149 of 5628	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	1159 of 5643	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	930 of 5638	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	1157 of 5663	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	493 of 718	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	367 of 670	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	362 of 610	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1416 of 2598	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	1335 of 2651	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	1216 of 2661	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1321 of 2726	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	298 of 2761	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	504 of 2783	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	314 of 2781	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	280 of 2740	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	123 of 739	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.9	525 of 743	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	77.7	154 of 733	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	316 of 2533	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	451 of 2551	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	295 of 2531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	265 of 2509	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	267 of 2395	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	570 of 2388	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	475 of 2374	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	304 of 2359	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	202 of 2542	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	463 of 2579	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	141 of 2531	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	104 of 2458	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	318 of 2534	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	518 of 2552	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	330 of 2538	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	258 of 2527	89.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	342 of 677	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	333 of 1520	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	406 of 1537	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	202 of 1543	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	342 of 1555	78.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	165 of 2162	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	221 of 2159	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	174 of 2170	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	296 of 2123	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	261 of 1290	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	174 of 1906	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	225 of 1915	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	212 of 1915	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	376 of 1858	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	370 of 1054	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	502 of 1900	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	313 of 1902	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	120 of 2013	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	145 of 2026	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	90 of 2030	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	145 of 1942	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	202 of 1948	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	95.4	102 of 1963	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	232 of 1916	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	168 of 1122	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	239 of 1155	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	108 of 1173	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	271 of 1193	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	415 of 1204	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-48 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)49th percentile-39 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science57%+25 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 (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	% 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	$19,930	$19,588	$342
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	$21,541	$21,172	$369
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		$36,214	$35,284	$930
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
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
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
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							$18,014	$16,904	$1,110
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 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
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

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Excel Academy Charter ranks 1202^nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Excel Academy Charter?

Students at Excel Academy Charter are 39% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Excel Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,069 students attended Excel Academy Charter.

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