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Buena Vista Virtual Academy

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Buena Vista Virtual Academy ranks 742 nd of 2162 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 66% of California alternative schools

Summary

Buena Vista Virtual Academy (BVVA) is a small, online public school serving about 97 students in grades K-12 within the highly-rated Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district, offering a flexible alternative for families in the Placentia area.

This school presents a unique profile of notable strengths alongside a significant challenge. Its greatest success is a consistently high graduation rate that matches its high-performing district, and students perform very well in English Language Arts. However, BVVA struggles with an exceptionally high rate of chronic absenteeism, meaning many students miss a substantial amount of school; this rate is more than double that of its district and is a persistent issue that sets it apart from most nearby schools, including other virtual programs like OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy. Academically, while strong in English, student proficiency in math and science is lower than the district average, creating an uneven performance picture.

Interestingly, BVVA operates with very high per-student spending, suggesting a resource-intensive model, yet this has not resolved the attendance challenge. The school serves a population with higher economic need than many peers, and its combination of high flexibility, high graduation rates, and high absenteeism suggests it may effectively serve students who need a non-traditional setting to succeed, even if consistent daily engagement is difficult. It shares a building with Parkview, another alternative school in the same district, but the two serve very different student needs with vastly different attendance and academic profiles.

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,575

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2189 North Kraemer Blvd.
Placentia, CA 92870-1930

(714) 986-7026

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

White:

23.7%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2023 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg59%

California avg41%

742^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda 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
2023	39.2	3186 of 5859	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.0	940 of 5883	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	758 of 5635	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.2	1379 of 5663	75.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	1221 of 2781	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.0	320 of 2740	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.0	253 of 2509	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	259 of 2359	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.5	95 of 2458	96.1%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	742 of 2162	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	447 of 2159	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	565 of 2170	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	607 of 2123	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	272 of 1290	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	337 of 2133	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	926 of 2017	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	814 of 2021	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	887 of 2039	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.8	398 of 1994	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	59.9	538 of 2426	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.4	409 of 2354	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	56.3	633 of 2367	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	193 of 2281	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	42.2	953 of 2238	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	595 of 2117	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	59.8	462 of 2063	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	51.4	614 of 1968	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.9	902 of 1901	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.8	554 of 1653	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1112 of 1906	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	604 of 1915	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	625 of 1915	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	522 of 1858	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	170 of 1054	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	334 of 1833	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	43.2	1047 of 1760	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	411 of 1902	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	706 of 1917	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	460 of 1861	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	953 of 1742	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	854 of 2013	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	450 of 2026	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	383 of 2030	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	258 of 1943	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	345 of 1126	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	322 of 1937	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.8	474 of 1963	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	756 of 1916	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	319 of 1122	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	355 of 1880	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	637 of 1155	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	414 of 1193	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	878 of 1204	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	523 of 1222	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	737 of 1173	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2022)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2022)76th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)96th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2022)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)89th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2024)78th percentile~ school

Male (2023)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science39%+7 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 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
Buena Vista Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2189 North Kraemer Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 986-7026	97	5	19.1	57.7%	23 (23.7%)	1 (1.0%)	54 (55.7%)	12 (12.4%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	4 (4.1%)								(n/a)				29.2	39.5							62.5	71.2							30.4	49.0							$15,575	$14,770	$805
Parkview	Public, Alternative	K-12	2189 North Kraemer Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7050	259	8	34.2	30.1%	104 (40.2%)	4 (1.5%)	94 (36.3%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)								(n/a)	50.0	58.3		57.7	56.1		56.3	64.3	61.5	68.4	63.6	70.4	62.4		62.5	53.9	46.7	63.2	68.2	70.4	61.9	52.4	52.4	71.4	57.1	52.4	57.1	$18,453	$17,648	$805
George Key	Public, Alternative	K-12	710 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7170	124	11	11.4	37.9%	37 (29.8%)	5 (4.0%)	61 (49.2%)	17 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)																												$44,719	$40,632	$4,087
Epic California Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 South Anaheim Blvd. Ste. 1	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Epic California Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(657) 220-1000	1,022	40	25.2	45.4%	197 (19.3%)	154 (15.1%)	470 (46.0%)	27 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.3%)	136 (13.3%)								(n/a)	26.2	35.4	52.3	43.3	36.3	50.0	44.7	42.9	44.6	51.1	45.2	58.6	46.9	39.1	27.0	26.7	40.5	50.0	49.8	62.1	45.5	28.3	88.0		65.2	92.4	65.2
Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2190 North Canal St.	Orange	92865	Orange County	Explore Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 429-2773	126	7	18.0	57.9%	18 (14.3%)	1 (0.8%)	42 (33.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (50.8%)								(n/a)																												$33,029	$30,886	$2,143
Canyon Hills	Public, Alternative	K-12	260 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6171	109	7	16.1	37.6%	28 (25.7%)	1 (0.9%)	65 (59.6%)	13 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)																												$35,019	$32,462	$2,557
Rowland Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	341 South La Seda Rd	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 965-3496	21	2	10.5	81.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (85.7%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)													17.7								29.4							$186	$00	$186
Orange County Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange County Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 223-9420	740	34	21.7	17.8%	276 (37.3%)	7 (0.9%)	132 (17.8%)	291 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)								(n/a)	50.8	42.6			46.8	66.1	87.3	57.1	68.3	76.3	68.3		70.6	81.4	81.0	57.1	57.1	64.4	57.4		66.3							$29,597	$29,002	$595
OUSD Home School	Public, Alternative	K-12	250 South Yorba St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 628-5479	27	2	12.7	63.0%	9 (33.3%)	2 (7.4%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					9.1								26.1								8.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	$50,789	$49,662	$1,127
OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	250 South Yorba	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 628-5467	229	14	15.9	43.2%	63 (27.5%)	4 (1.7%)	140 (61.1%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)		63.6		37.5	42.9				81.8	53.3	65.2	55.3	59.3				33.3	64.3	56.0	42.2	47.8							$19,471	$18,344	$1,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Vista Virtual Academy

What district is Buena Vista Virtual Academy in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Is Buena Vista Virtual Academy a good school?

Buena Vista Virtual Academy ranks 742^nd of 2162 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Buena Vista Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 97 students attended Buena Vista Virtual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Buena Vista Virtual Academy?

Students at Buena Vista Virtual Academy are 56% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

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