Summary
Rim Virtual Academy is a small alternative K–12 school in Lake Arrowhead, California, serving 80 students in Rim of the World Unified. Its latest academic results are mixed, and attendance is a serious concern: in 2025–26, 38% of students were chronically absent, 20 percentage points above the state, while the dropout rate was 14%, 6 points above the state. The most important concern for families is that the school’s strong math results come alongside sharply elevated absenteeism.
Math is Rim’s clearest academic strength: 43% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 38% statewide and 25% in the district. That was the highest math result among the six nearby schools with reported scores and 25 points above their average. Science was also above the state and district, at 39% versus 36% and 31%, respectively, though Rim ranked fourth among six nearby schools and trailed the two strongest. ELA remains the main weakness: 35% were proficient, about even with the district but 15 points below the state. Rim was fourth among six nearby schools, with its result 2 points below their average.
Scores have risen since 2022–23: proficiency increased 31 points in math, 30 in science, and 6 in ELA. Math and science moved from below the state to above it, although much of their improvement came in the latest year. For context, SchoolDigger’s ranking is for the district, not the school: it places Rim of the World Unified 590th of 968 districts, at the 39th percentile, with two stars. Rim’s 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 20.4, the third-highest among 11 nearby schools with reported ratios. Its 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 64%, compared with a nearby-school average of 76%; these are contextual measures, not explanations for achievement. Some grade-level test results are state-suppressed and cannot be assessed.
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