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Vista Alternative

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Vista Alternative ranks 445 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

Vista Alternative is a 7th–12th-grade school in Fremont, California, serving 39 students in Fremont Unified. Its latest results show a mix of stronger and weaker outcomes: ELA and science proficiency are above California’s averages, but math is below them, and graduation is below both the state and district. The most urgent concern in the available figures is attendance: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 70%, compared with 11% in the district and 18% statewide; only nearby Robertson High (Continuation) had a higher reported rate, at 79%.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, while math is its clearest academic weakness. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 67%, 17 percentage points above the state but 5 below the district; science was 45%, 9 points above the state but 17 below the district. Math proficiency was 32%, 6 points below the state and 36 below the district. Nearby-school comparisons for 11th grade show a similar contrast: Vista ranked fourth of eight schools with ELA results, scoring 75% versus a 66% peer average, and fifth of eight in math, scoring 36% versus a 52% peer average. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 83%, compared with 95% in the district and 88% statewide.

Over time, ELA proficiency rose from 37% in 2022–2023 to 67% in 2025–2026, though it fell from 76% the prior year; math was essentially unchanged over that period, while science remained above the state but declined from 58% to 45% in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked Vista at the 79th statewide percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, fifth among eight nearby schools with a reported rank. Its Female Students percentile increased from 20 in 2017–2018 to 81 in 2025–2026, a notable rise in SchoolDigger’s measure of how well it serves that group. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 7.4, the lowest reported among nearby schools; 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the second-highest reported local rate using the same measure. With only 39 students, small cohorts may cause results to fluctuate, and some grade-level results are suppressed.

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,119

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4455 Seneca Park Ave.
Fremont, CA 94538-4028

(510) 657-7028

District: Fremont Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.9%

Asian:

33.3%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2010 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (70% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg68%

California avg42%

445^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Fremont Unified

196^th of 1,530Fremont 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	2119 of 2781	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	999 of 2740	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	15.2	1593 of 1804	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	445 of 2135	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	257 of 2159	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	370 of 2170	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	995 of 2133	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	1360 of 2017	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	1266 of 2039	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	1150 of 2426	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.9	1186 of 2354	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	1064 of 2367	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.9	898 of 2281	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.7	1074 of 2238	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.7	871 of 2117	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	502 of 2063	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	49.2	653 of 1968	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.6	418 of 1901	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	68.8	211 of 1653	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	361 of 1864	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	685 of 1915	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.1	1410 of 1760	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	704 of 1997	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	1220 of 1862	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+17 vs state

Science45%+9 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista Alternative	Public	7-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7028	39	5	7.4	56.4%	5 (12.8%)	1 (2.6%)	14 (35.9%)	13 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	4 (10.3%)	78.4	445^th of 2135 public high schools	79.2%					(n/a)				45.5			75.0	66.7			36.0	32.1	$50,119	$46,806	$3,313
Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	16	10.4	81.7%	22 (13.0%)	14 (8.3%)	101 (59.8%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	14.6	1767^th of 2135 public high schools	17.2%		20	1694^th of 2162 public high schools	21.6%	73			10.2	9.0			15.5	15.5			2.4	2.4	$51,584	$48,130	$3,454
Irvington High	Public	9-12	41800 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5711	2,157	86	25.1	24.7%	121 (5.6%)	22 (1.0%)	230 (10.7%)	1,717 (79.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.6%)	97	48^th of 2135 public high schools	97.8%		96.5	68^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%	20		72.4		72.5			86.0	86.0			75.1	75.1	$18,139	$17,720	$419
Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center Program	Public	9-12	5019 Stevenson Blvd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 657-1865	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	39999 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-4070	1,273	62	20.3	52.7%	145 (11.4%)	49 (3.8%)	494 (38.8%)	508 (39.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	64 (5.0%)	61.9	778^th of 2135 public high schools	63.6%		70	600^th of 2162 public high schools	72.2%	178		34.5	33.3	34.4			58.1	58.1			32.4	32.4	$23,043	$21,916	$1,127
Young Adult Program	Public	9-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-2350	48	5	9.6	22.9%	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	13 (27.1%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$64,129	$41,048	$23,081
Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	70.1	622^nd of 2135 public high schools	70.9%		55.3	930^th of 2162 public high schools	57.0%	308		41.5		41.4			61.4	61.4			36.4	36.4	$21,023	$20,784	$239
Mission San Jose High	Public	9-12	41717 Palm Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3600	1,794	72	24.7	18.0%	60 (3.3%)	10 (0.6%)	78 (4.3%)	1,591 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (2.8%)	97.8	30^th of 2135 public high schools	98.6%		99	16^th of 2162 public high schools	99.3%	14		72.6	84.1	78.4			85.3	85.3			83.0	83.0	$20,133	$19,418	$715
Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,957	81	24.1	36.4%	261 (13.3%)	53 (2.7%)	483 (24.7%)	1,036 (52.9%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	101 (5.2%)	87.2	256^th of 2135 public high schools	88.0%		91.5	174^th of 2162 public high schools	92.0%	82		56.3	30.8	55.6			69.6	69.6			54.1	54.1	$18,851	$18,198	$653
American High	Public	9-12	36300 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 796-1776	2,618	104	25.2	24.9%	175 (6.7%)	40 (1.5%)	285 (10.9%)	2,000 (76.4%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	100 (3.8%)	97.9	27^th of 2135 public high schools	98.7%		98	34^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%	7			68.6	68.6			88.6	88.6			77.4	77.4	$17,011	$16,554	$457

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Alternative

What is the racial makeup of Vista Alternative?

Students at Vista Alternative are 36% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 13% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

What district is Vista Alternative in?

Fremont Unified

How many students attend Vista Alternative?

In the 2024-25 school year, 39 students attended Vista Alternative.

Is Vista Alternative a good school?

Vista Alternative ranks 445^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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