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Heritage Valley Independent Study

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Heritage Valley Independent Study is a small alternative public school serving grades K-12 in Fillmore, CA, a district ranked 1256 out of 1565 in California with a 1-star rating. Despite its challenges, the school has maintained strong graduation rates ranging from 86.2% to 100% in recent years, outperforming the Fillmore Unified district average. However, Heritage Valley has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 41.1%, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Academically, Heritage Valley students have performed poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST science tests well below the Fillmore Unified and California averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school spends significantly more per student, ranging from $10,402 to $16,408, compared to the district average, and has a very high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 28.2 to 49.2, in contrast with nearby Insight @ San Diego and other virtual charter schools.

While Heritage Valley's small size and high-need student population present challenges, the school's strong graduation rates suggest it may be providing valuable alternative pathways for students. Addressing the root causes of the school's academic struggles, attendance issues, and resource utilization could be key to improving outcomes for its students.

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,408

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Shiells Dr.
Fillmore, CA 93015-1353

(805) 524-6077

District: Fillmore Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2022

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Heritage Valley Independent Study did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1252^nd of 1,543Fillmore Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	1774 of 2123	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1952 of 2426	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-27 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 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
Heritage Valley Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	615 Shiells Dr.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6077	32	1	27.5	75.0%	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					13.3								21.4								10.7							$16,408	$6,639	$9,769
Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	201 South Steckel Dr.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 933-8880	60	2	31.5	85.0%	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)		15.4	0.0		8.1						6.3	22.7	17.0						20.0	0.0	8.7
Insight @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	231	7	33.9	69.3%	63 (27.3%)	26 (11.3%)	118 (51.1%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)			24.6	26.3	25.0							34.6	34.6							28.4	28.4							$9,268	$765	$8,503
California Virtual Academy at Fresno	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Fresno District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,540	59	26.0	76.9%	279 (18.1%)	116 (7.5%)	984 (63.9%)	85 (5.5%)	11 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	57 (3.7%)								(n/a)	15.0	29.6	36.9	9.1	27.9	31.3	24.8	24.0	29.8	36.8	28.3	59.5	34.0	32.3	21.8	14.1	23.8	40.7	37.6	35.6	31.0	39.8	43.7	50.5	41.8	40.8	41.8	$11,473	$374	$11,099
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	5,705	207	27.6	73.7%	760 (13.3%)	970 (17.0%)	3,437 (60.2%)	239 (4.2%)	27 (0.5%)	37 (0.6%)	235 (4.1%)								(n/a)	27.0	39.0	40.8	45.8	36.6	36.8	35.7	30.6	39.9	41.4	40.6	64.0	41.5	39.9	32.4	28.3	42.1	43.4	43.9	46.7	40.2	43.7	46.1	61.2	46.5	45.2	47.1	$12,248	$540	$11,708
California Virtual Academy San Mateo	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy San Mateo District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,136	42	26.9	59.9%	232 (20.4%)	111 (9.8%)	496 (43.7%)	176 (15.5%)	9 (0.8%)	35 (3.1%)	77 (6.8%)								(n/a)	35.9	43.5	47.9		43.4	52.0	46.4	39.7	51.0	45.8	52.8	60.8	50.8	56.0	42.0	32.8	50.5	52.5	49.3	45.8	47.6	46.1	54.0	55.3	48.7	50.0	50.0	$10,730	$421	$10,309
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,924	139	28.2	68.7%	762 (19.4%)	423 (10.8%)	2,295 (58.5%)	195 (5.0%)	30 (0.8%)	38 (1.0%)	181 (4.6%)								(n/a)	28.9	37.5	47.2	33.3	38.0	32.9	35.2	34.0	40.4	46.6	41.1	68.6	42.8	35.8	29.7	27.2	36.7	43.3	40.3	40.3	36.8	39.6	41.5	57.0	41.5	40.9	42.1	$10,603	$410	$10,193
California Virtual Academy at Sutter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Sutter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,623	60	27.2	71.3%	524 (32.3%)	275 (16.9%)	462 (28.5%)	183 (11.3%)	21 (1.3%)	28 (1.7%)	130 (8.0%)								(n/a)	27.3	37.2	38.1		34.9	34.0	32.4	32.4	36.0	46.5	40.4	56.3	40.7	40.8	24.5	31.5	35.8	42.1	39.7	44.2	37.9	37.8	39.6	53.2	41.4	37.8	40.5	$10,481	$399	$10,082
California Virtual Academy at Kings	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Kings District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	764	28	27.2	74.1%	174 (22.8%)	20 (2.6%)	487 (63.7%)	36 (4.7%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.5%)								(n/a)	22.2	31.0	50.0		33.0	35.6	27.8	28.3	43.3	46.9	29.1	68.1	39.4	33.3	29.7	18.9	35.0	41.7	31.9	44.7	34.2	47.1	52.9	58.8	49.0	51.0	49.0	$10,622	$407	$10,215
iQ Academy California-Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	iQ Academy California-Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,721	70	24.5	76.6%	237 (13.8%)	314 (18.2%)	1,008 (58.6%)	71 (4.1%)	20 (1.2%)	9 (0.5%)	62 (3.6%)								(n/a)	20.4	33.8	42.4	38.9	33.0	33.6	21.4	37.7	27.5	32.7	42.6	64.1	37.7	26.6	14.5	21.9	26.5	37.9	35.2	36.1	29.5	43.7	48.5	58.3	47.6	46.6	47.6	$14,110	$772	$13,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Valley Independent Study

What district is Heritage Valley Independent Study in?

Fillmore Unified

How many students attend Heritage Valley Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 32 students attended Heritage Valley Independent Study.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Valley Independent Study?

Students at Heritage Valley Independent Study are 94% Hispanic, 6% White.

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