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Computer Science Virtual Academy

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Computer Science Virtual Academy ranks 3033 rd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

3033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 48% of California alternative schools

Summary

Computer Science Virtual Academy is a K-12 online school within the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 765 students with a focus on technology, but it faces significant challenges with student engagement and graduation.

The school's most pressing issues are its very low graduation rate of 49.6% and an alarmingly high dropout rate of 36.4%, which are far worse than district and state averages. This is coupled with a chronic absenteeism rate of 70.6%, meaning a large majority of students are missing substantial instructional time. These struggles are shared by the other virtual academy in the district, Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy, suggesting the online model may be particularly difficult for many students to succeed in. In stark contrast, other alternative schools in the area like Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts and Foshay Learning Center achieve 100% graduation rates.

Despite these systemic challenges, the school shows a relative strength in its core mission area; its students perform close to the district average in mathematics and even exceed it in science. This indicates the computer science focus provides some academic benefit. However, performance in English Language Arts lags behind. When compared to an alternative school in a different district, Da Vinci Connect, which has much lower chronic absenteeism, it highlights that alternative and online schools can achieve better engagement and outcomes with different supports and models.

765

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,024

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5010 11th Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90043-4816

(424) 429-4228

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

African American:

12.3%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (50% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (36% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,033^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From bottom 37% (2023) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,116^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 28 pts since 2023

From bottom 32% (2023) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,215^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 40% (2023) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	42.6	3033 of 5857	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4282 of 5869	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3688 of 5859	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	70.9	136 of 661	79.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	2074 of 3245	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2419 of 5597	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	3622 of 5612	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3413 of 5609	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2649 of 5107	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4075 of 5107	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3383 of 5087	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2438 of 5460	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	4166 of 5517	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3405 of 5363	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3174 of 5628	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4302 of 5643	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3547 of 5638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1116 of 2761	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	1446 of 2783	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1898 of 2781	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	195 of 613	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	434 of 1478	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	655 of 1521	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1259 of 2533	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	1193 of 2551	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	1751 of 2531	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	812 of 2395	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	1140 of 2388	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	1660 of 2374	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	899 of 2542	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1286 of 2579	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	1675 of 2531	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	885 of 2534	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	1431 of 2552	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1690 of 2538	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	321 of 1566	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	386 of 1552	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	579 of 1531	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	662 of 1520	56.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1215 of 2162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1410 of 2159	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1303 of 2170	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	232 of 523	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.5	459 of 517	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	54.1	285 of 1064	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	988 of 1906	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1457 of 1915	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1131 of 1915	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	822 of 1900	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	1075 of 1902	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	931 of 1917	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1016 of 2013	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1177 of 2026	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1048 of 2030	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1281 of 1942	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1132 of 1948	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1233 of 1963	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	408 of 1252	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.1	1023 of 1216	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.1	293 of 1197	75.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)79th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+23 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)73rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	765	35	22.1	81.2%	71 (9.3%)	94 (12.3%)	525 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)								(n/a)	35.6	37.6	20.3	36.4	31.6	25.7	36.8	53.3	43.9	36.4	34.9	27.4	36.2	31.4	25.6	26.7	40.4	44.8	38.7	31.7	36.0							$19,024	$3,261	$15,763
Iovine and Young Center	Public, Alternative	9-11	4120 11Th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6380	74	9	8.2	78.4%	2 (2.7%)	48 (64.9%)	17 (23.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)			57.7		57.7							88.5	88.5							46.2	46.2							$40,964	$2,875	$38,089
Marlton	Public, Alternative	K-12	4000 Santo Tomas Dr.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7680	135	15	8.7	94.8%	4 (3.0%)	33 (24.4%)	95 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0		7.1	5.9					5.5		7.1	0.0					5.5							$91,977	$11,379	$80,598
Foshay Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3751 South Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2700	1,530	78	19.6	84.7%	10 (0.7%)	194 (12.7%)	1,296 (84.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)								(n/a)	20.8	15.7	33.0		22.5	30.0	50.0	45.8	43.7	40.7	36.4	67.2	45.5	30.0	29.2	25.0	22.4	22.1	16.3	21.7	20.9							$19,610	$3,540	$16,070
Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 West 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-0126	842	44	18.9	89.1%	45 (5.3%)	55 (6.5%)	691 (82.1%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)								(n/a)	20.3	35.9	35.6		30.4	41.3	42.9	56.5	52.1	67.5	64.1	71.2	56.7	34.9	32.9	36.2	26.0	55.8	42.3	18.6	36.0							$20,088	$3,747	$16,341
Sophia T. Salvin Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-10	1925 Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-0703	92	10	8.8	94.6%	1 (1.1%)	11 (12.0%)	75 (81.5%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																												$108,822	$18,713	$90,109
Culver City Unified School District iAcademy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4601 Elenda St. CP Annex	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	911	49	18.4	97.6%	24 (2.6%)	32 (3.5%)	799 (87.7%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)								(n/a)	8.2	8.6	18.0		12.7	33.3	23.6	26.1	21.1	33.3	23.8	51.1	31.6	24.6	20.3	16.3	22.4	15.9	13.9	26.1	20.0	94.3	94.3		97.1	95.7	97.1	$18,935	$3,344	$15,591
UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	887	47	18.8	97.3%	21 (2.4%)	19 (2.1%)	751 (84.7%)	89 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)	12.2	22.6	28.6		23.1	22.0	20.7	18.0	37.3	33.3	29.5	58.2	34.1	21.6	10.5	10.0	15.1	17.5	14.5	20.4	16.1	83.6	91.8	96.7	88.5	95.1	96.7	$23,119	$5,356	$17,763
Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	474 Hartford Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(213) 316-9840	573	21	27.1	91.8%	48 (8.4%)	77 (13.4%)	419 (73.1%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.3%)								(n/a)	22.7	34.4	28.6	23.8	29.4	15.0	35.7	15.4	35.7	38.8	45.3	38.0	35.9	35.0	20.0	17.4	41.4	49.2	41.0	30.2	37.0							$18,805	$3,594	$15,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Computer Science Virtual Academy

What district is Computer Science Virtual Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Computer Science Virtual Academy?

Students at Computer Science Virtual Academy are 69% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Computer Science Virtual Academy a good school?

Computer Science Virtual Academy ranks 3033^rd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Computer Science Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Computer Science Virtual Academy.

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