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Valley Robotics Academy

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Valley Robotics Academy ranks 3908 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

3908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 33% of California alternative schools

Summary

Valley Robotics Academy is a K-12 alternative public school serving 278 students in Lodi, California, within the Lodi Unified school district, and it stands out for its exceptional ability to keep students engaged and on track to graduate.

The school's most impressive achievements are a perfect 100% graduation rate and a near-zero dropout rate, which are dramatically higher than other local alternative schools like Independence (69.4% graduation) and San Joaquin County Community (54.1% graduation). Furthermore, chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 5.3%, a huge improvement from a few years ago and far better than rates at comparable schools, which often exceed 50%. Academically, the school performs strongest in science, outperforming both its district and the state average.

While test scores in English and math are around average, the school demonstrates that strong student support and a specialized robotics/STEM focus can lead to outstanding outcomes in attendance and graduation, even while serving a population with significant economic need. It achieves these results with moderate per-student spending compared to other alternatives, such as Walton Development Center. For families seeking an engaging, alternative educational environment that prioritizes keeping students in school and guiding them to graduation, Valley Robotics Academy presents a compelling and successful model.

278

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,863

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13451 North Extension Rd.
Lodi, CA 95242-9249

(209) 331-8008

District: Lodi Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.1%

White:

31.3%

Asian:

22.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,908^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 24 pts since 2022

From top 42% (2022) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,197^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From top 31% (2021) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

433^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Lodi Unified

980^th of 1,543Lodi 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3908 of 5857	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2996 of 5869	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3300 of 5859	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	2499 of 5883	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3242 of 5597	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2832 of 5635	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4513 of 5460	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.8	2051 of 5363	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	2097 of 5264	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	2256 of 5663	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1197 of 2761	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	1118 of 2783	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	1242 of 2781	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	898 of 2740	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	274 of 894	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	726 of 743	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	1199 of 2551	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1244 of 2531	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	878 of 2542	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	977 of 2579	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	1022 of 2531	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	277 of 2458	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	69 of 721	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	895 of 2534	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1041 of 2552	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	1022 of 2538	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	853 of 2527	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	254 of 763	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	913 of 1537	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	922 of 1543	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	433 of 2162	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	591 of 2159	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	402 of 2170	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	71.8	476 of 1915	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	81.4	294 of 1917	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.3	173 of 2030	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	409 of 1942	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	689 of 1948	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.5	313 of 1963	84.1%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2022)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)41st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2024)2nd percentile-58 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2023)75th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-8 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 10th 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
Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8275	166	12	14.1	72.3%	30 (18.1%)	10 (6.0%)	87 (52.4%)	30 (18.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)								(n/a)		25.0		14.3		21.6						50.0	50.0	50.0						0.0	14.3	13.0							$23,339	$21,710	$1,629
Valley Robotics Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8008	278	14	20.1	50.7%	87 (31.3%)	15 (5.4%)	92 (33.1%)	63 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)	15.0	38.7		53.3		34.9	44.0	50.0	30.0	40.9	36.8	45.2	50.0	42.0	32.0	25.0	5.0	23.8	31.6	38.7	50.0	29.6							$19,863	$18,234	$1,629
Rio Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1110 West Kettleman Drive Ste.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Rio Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-4934	714	32	22.4	65.4%	267 (37.4%)	31 (4.3%)	257 (36.0%)	118 (16.5%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)								(n/a)	40.0	34.7	50.0	36.1	35.7	37.4	47.7	39.4	61.0	51.2	50.0	42.3	57.1	49.9	41.9	36.4	31.7	36.6	34.9	26.4	17.5	30.9	42.2	48.9	62.2	44.4	48.9	46.7
Vista Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	315 South Lower Sacramento Ste	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Vista Oaks Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 365-4060	999	40	24.7	32.0%	441 (44.1%)	26 (2.6%)	317 (31.7%)	81 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	120 (12.0%)								(n/a)	40.0	40.8	58.3	33.3	40.0	39.9	44.4	52.9	45.3	46.0	54.2	55.8	58.5	51.1	43.1	43.5	29.3	33.3	36.1	32.5	20.3	34.5	48.7	55.1	65.4	52.6	56.4	57.7
ABLE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6515 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	ABLE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 478-1600	1,186	58	20.4	80.2%	81 (6.8%)	116 (9.8%)	805 (67.9%)	97 (8.2%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	74 (6.2%)								(n/a)	14.6	20.9		31.3		21.8	33.7	37.4	36.0	25.3	53.1	46.2	59.3	41.6	29.2	24.1	16.9	8.1	21.9	39.1	11.1	21.7
District Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1541 East March Ln.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7120	112	7	16.6	68.8%	12 (10.7%)	6 (5.4%)	73 (65.2%)	14 (12.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Walton Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4131 North Crown Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7315	95	11	8.8	76.8%	6 (6.3%)	14 (14.7%)	56 (58.9%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)
KIPP Stockton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	742 Dallas Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	KIPP Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-1686	265	16	16.5	84.5%	7 (2.6%)	50 (18.9%)	176 (66.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)	6.9	32.6				22.2	19.1	26.1	7.1	16.0	14.8	45.2		23.5	19.1	26.1	0.0	19.2	22.2	26.2		19.1
John F. Cruikshank Junior	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-4847	46	7	6.5	93.5%	9 (19.6%)	10 (21.7%)	23 (50.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																													$71,581	$70,736	$845
San Joaquin County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-9279	904	103	8.8	41.2%	131 (14.5%)	83 (9.2%)	406 (44.9%)	210 (23.2%)	13 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.1%)								(n/a)						10.0								7.0								7.0	82.4	86.8		83.5	87.9	83.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Robotics Academy

Is Valley Robotics Academy a good school?

Valley Robotics Academy ranks 3908^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley Robotics Academy in?

Lodi Unified

How many students attend Valley Robotics Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Valley Robotics Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Robotics Academy?

Students at Valley Robotics Academy are 33% Hispanic, 31% White, 23% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

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