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Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

4573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 22% of California alternative schools

Summary

The Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship (VABE) is a K-12 alternative public school in Tarzana, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, serving about 640 students with a significant online learning component.

VABE serves a high-needs population and faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 76.3%, which is more than triple the Los Angeles Unified average. This severe attendance issue likely impacts all other areas of school performance. While the school's graduation rate has improved recently to 72.8%, it remains well below district and state averages, and its dropout rate is high. Academically, results are mixed, with the school showing particular strength in 11th-grade math and science but struggling in earlier grades, suggesting uneven performance across different levels.

Compared to nearby schools, VABE's profile is similar to the Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities, indicating potential systemic challenges within LAUSD's virtual academy model. It spends more per student than some higher-performing schools like Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies or Granada Hills Charter, but its outcomes do not yet correlate with that investment. The school is showing a positive trajectory with improving graduation and test scores, suggesting recent efforts may be starting to have an effect.

641

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,181

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18720 Linnet St.
Tarzana, CA 91356-3313

(818) 821-0336

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

African American:

17.3%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 58 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (73% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,573^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,763^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

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High school

403^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 34 pts since 2023

From bottom 47% (2023) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Alternative Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	23.2	4573 of 5857	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4801 of 5869	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4502 of 5859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	284 of 593	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	283 of 661	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4936 of 5597	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4625 of 5612	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4266 of 5609	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3754 of 5107	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4217 of 5107	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3749 of 5087	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3736 of 5460	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4696 of 5517	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4357 of 5363	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4107 of 5628	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4675 of 5643	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4309 of 5638	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1763 of 2761	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1939 of 2783	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1727 of 2781	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	237 of 609	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	360 of 613	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1497 of 2533	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1783 of 2551	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1409 of 2531	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1285 of 2395	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1483 of 2388	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1144 of 2374	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1385 of 2542	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1770 of 2579	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1507 of 2531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1829 of 2534	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1805 of 2552	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1762 of 2538	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	247 of 1566	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	597 of 1552	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	909 of 1531	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	403 of 2162	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.2	1215 of 2159	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1141 of 2170	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	211 of 517	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	370 of 1906	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.2	1117 of 1915	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1124 of 1915	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	192 of 1900	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	944 of 1902	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	673 of 1917	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	313 of 2013	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	32.0	1402 of 2026	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	905 of 2030	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	490 of 1942	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.5	1161 of 1948	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	993 of 1963	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	194 of 1252	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	117 of 1216	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	721 of 1173	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2024)52nd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)59th percentile+15 vs school

White (2024)39th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

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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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18720 Linnet St.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 821-0336	641	28	22.8	87.2%	52 (8.1%)	111 (17.3%)	435 (67.9%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.2%)								(n/a)	6.9	20.0	44.3	46.7	28.4	22.2	51.9	31.0	21.2	36.7	23.0	60.0	36.3	33.3	29.6	20.7	16.7	41.0	29.8	47.6	33.7					$19,181	$3,231	$15,950
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public, Alternative	4-12	18605 Erwin St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5600	1,712	73	23.3	57.6%	637 (37.2%)	61 (3.6%)	613 (35.8%)	269 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	129 (7.5%)								(n/a)	57.9	44.6	43.6		48.3		62.8	65.1	79.8	71.9	66.1	72.5	70.3		59.8	53.2	62.5	53.3	50.6	49.5	54.3					$17,806	$2,799	$15,007
Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(747) 316-2533	665	31	21.6	86.0%	59 (8.9%)	66 (9.9%)	497 (74.7%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)								(n/a)	33.3	32.4	31.6	33.3	32.4	30.0	40.5	34.2	38.2	40.5	32.4	60.3	39.4	26.7	22.2	30.0	34.7	40.7	26.9	42.9	32.6					$18,523	$2,817	$15,706
Sven Lokrantz Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	19451 Wyandotte St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-8980	63	7	9.5	69.8%	16 (25.4%)	3 (4.8%)	33 (52.4%)	6 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																										$127,780	$14,696	$113,084
Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	6701 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6133	590	28	21.0	76.8%	280 (47.5%)	11 (1.9%)	221 (37.5%)	46 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)								(n/a)	24.1	39.1	50.0		37.2	43.2	41.2	46.3	60.0	59.0	64.1	87.0	57.3	56.8	52.9	25.9	46.0	41.0	46.9	56.5	46.0					$21,461	$3,922	$17,539
Granada Hills Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10535 Zelzah Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Granada Hills Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2361	5,927	240	24.6	47.3%	1,353 (22.8%)	243 (4.1%)	2,579 (43.5%)	1,511 (25.5%)	17 (0.3%)	22 (0.4%)	183 (3.1%)								(n/a)	62.7	63.2		44.9	48.8	87.6	73.7	72.0	87.0	77.0	84.9	76.8	78.3	91.5	73.7	64.7	69.9	65.5	67.8	52.5	61.0	98.1				$18,082	$1,467	$16,615
Charles Leroy Lowman Special Educational and Career Transition Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	12827 Saticoy St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-3404	170	17	10.0	82.9%	13 (7.6%)	4 (2.4%)	144 (84.7%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																										$78,091	$9,128	$68,963
Berenece Carlson Home Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	10952 Whipple St.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 509-8759	381	97	3.9	86.1%	52 (13.6%)	30 (7.9%)	244 (64.0%)	24 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)								(n/a)					18.2								39.3								25.0					$48,975	$7,047	$41,928
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13330 Vaughn St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7461	2,629	127	20.6	94.9%	15 (0.6%)	14 (0.5%)	2,582 (98.2%)	15 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)	18.8	13.6		32.5	20.7	35.1	36.9	29.7	28.4	38.9	31.0	61.2	36.2	28.4	30.1	21.5	16.9	20.4	18.3	19.1	22.1	95.8	96.9	96.9	98.3	$21,935	$5,067	$16,868
Larchmont Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1265 North Fairfax Ave.	West Hollywood	90046	Los Angeles County	Larchmont Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 656-6418	1,767	72	24.5	43.7%	606 (34.3%)	71 (4.0%)	452 (25.6%)	427 (24.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (11.7%)								(n/a)	57.5	43.5	66.9		55.7	69.6	58.1	70.6	72.2	75.2	66.2	79.4	70.3	66.1	57.3	52.9	65.3	64.2	48.9	59.2	58.9	98.4				$18,485	$1,320	$17,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship

How many students attend Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship.

Is Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship a good school?

Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship?

Students at Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship are 68% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship in?

Los Angeles Unified

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