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Maidu Virtual Charter Academy

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Maidu Virtual Charter Academy ranks 1531 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

1531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Maidu Virtual Charter Academy is a small, online-only public high school serving about 115 students in grades 9-12 within the Placer Union High district in Auburn, CA.

As a virtual school, it offers a different experience from traditional local high schools like Del Oro High or Rocklin High, but recent data shows significant challenges. Academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are substantially lower than both the district and state averages, and the school has a very high rate of chronic absenteeism, more than double the state average. Its statewide ranking has also declined in recent years.

When considering this school, it's important to note it operates with much lower per-student funding than nearby schools but maintains a lower student-to-teacher ratio. It serves a population with different needs, and its graduation rate, while recently dipping, has historically been strong. Families should carefully weigh if the online model, which requires high self-discipline, is the right fit, especially given the engagement and performance trends compared to other local options like Lincoln High or Placer High.

115

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,694

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

332 Finley St.
Auburn, CA 95603-5217

(530) 745-5763

District: Placer Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 20% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg52%

California avg41%

1,531^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Placer Union High

556^th of 1,543Placer Union High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1531 of 2162	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1261 of 2159	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	734 of 2170	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	713 of 2123	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	598 of 1290	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	1333 of 2133	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1320 of 1906	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1325 of 1915	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	860 of 1915	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	649 of 1858	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	502 of 1054	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	1250 of 1833	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1390 of 1902	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1306 of 2013	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1491 of 2026	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.0	611 of 2030	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.5	210 of 1943	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1532 of 1942	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	935 of 1948	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	494 of 1963	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	725 of 1916	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1053 of 1155	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	899 of 1173	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	669 of 1193	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	874 of 1204	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	976 of 1222	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)27th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Confluence Continuation High	Public	10-12	332 Finley St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-8401	103	5	20.1	58.3%	60 (58.3%)	2 (1.9%)	26 (25.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.7%)	9.8	2028^th of 2162 public high schools	6.2%		12.2	1930^th of 2159 public high schools	10.6%	98		3.3		10.0			6.7	6.7			3.9	3.9	$13,440	$1,969	$11,471
Maidu Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	332 Finley St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Maidu Virtual Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 745-5763	114	8	14.8	43.9%	78 (68.4%)	1 (0.9%)	19 (16.7%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)								(n/a)
Placer High	Public	9-12	275 Orange St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-4581	1,265	57	22.2	29.9%	719 (56.8%)	12 (0.9%)	366 (28.9%)	27 (2.1%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	115 (9.1%)	76.9	463^rd of 2162 public high schools	78.6%		72.2	538^th of 2159 public high schools	75.1%	75		43.3		42.3			70.2	70.2			33.7	33.7	$27,284	$1,350	$25,934
Del Oro High	Public	9-12	3301 Taylor Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-7243	1,634	67	24.2	12.9%	1,200 (73.4%)	5 (0.3%)	213 (13.0%)	46 (2.8%)	16 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (9.1%)	88.1	244^th of 2162 public high schools	88.7%		95.1	107^th of 2159 public high schools	95.0%	137		47.7		47.2			72.9	72.9			55.1	55.1	$15,198	$608	$14,590
Bear River High	Public	9-12	11130 Magnolia Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-3700	664	27	24.1	25.2%	486 (73.2%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (17.2%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	82.4	370^th of 2162 public high schools	82.9%		75.8	473^rd of 2159 public high schools	78.1%	103		46.1		46.2			75.2	75.2			38.3	38.3	$21,616	$1,048	$20,568
Rocklin High	Public	9-12	5301 Victory Ln.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1600	1,936	89	21.6	19.9%	1,142 (59.0%)	28 (1.4%)	309 (16.0%)	272 (14.0%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	162 (8.4%)	91.9	168^th of 2162 public high schools	92.2%		85.8	311^th of 2159 public high schools	85.6%	143		56.8		56.3			72.8	72.8			62.6	62.6	$14,958	$621	$14,337
Victory High	Public	9-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	85	6	13.7	49.4%	45 (52.9%)	3 (3.5%)	20 (23.5%)	4 (4.7%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	24.8	1600^th of 2162 public high schools	26.0%		23	1628^th of 2159 public high schools	24.6%	28		6.3	16.7	11.8			29.4	29.4			5.9	5.9	$22,466	$1,252	$21,214
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	5101 Garden Valley Rd.	Garden Valley	95633	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8330	436	28	15.5	42.9%	327 (75.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (14.9%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	58.3	865^th of 2162 public high schools	60.0%		62.6	705^th of 2159 public high schools	67.3%	160	23.5	27.1		24.0	43.1	26.1	69.5	45.2	13.8	33.3	20.3	23.1	$16,779	$523	$16,256
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	790 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6360	1,184	57	20.8	42.1%	527 (44.5%)	14 (1.2%)	508 (42.9%)	61 (5.2%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (5.2%)	59.5	835^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%		50.8	982^nd of 2159 public high schools	54.5%	147		32.3	21.4	31.8			54.1	54.1			28.3	28.3	$16,065	$1,525	$14,540
Phoenix High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6395	105	5	20.0	81.0%	35 (33.3%)	2 (1.9%)	56 (53.3%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	16.4	1759^th of 2162 public high schools	18.6%		26.5	1564^th of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	195		8.7		7.7			29.2	29.2			0.0	0.0	$19,229	$2,725	$16,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Maidu Virtual Charter Academy

Is Maidu Virtual Charter Academy a good school?

Maidu Virtual Charter Academy ranks 1531^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Maidu Virtual Charter Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 115 students attended Maidu Virtual Charter Academy.

What district is Maidu Virtual Charter Academy in?

Placer Union High

What is the racial makeup of Maidu Virtual Charter Academy?

Students at Maidu Virtual Charter Academy are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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