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Alternative Learning Center

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Alternative Learning Center ranks 1281 st of 2162 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

1281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 41% of California alternative schools

Summary

Alternative Learning Center is a small, K-12 public school serving 34 students within the San Bernardino City Unified district, providing a focused environment in a region where many families face economic challenges.

This school stands out for its significant progress in getting students to attend class regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20% that is now better than the district average and on par with the state, representing a major turnaround from just a few years ago. Academically, while English and Science scores are below state averages, the school's mathematics proficiency of 30.77% is a notable strength, as it actually exceeds the average for the San Bernardino City Unified district. Compared to other local alternative schools like Anderson or Community School/Independent Alternative Education, ALC achieves better attendance and math outcomes at a lower cost per student.

The small size allows for more individualized attention, and the school's effective approach to improving attendance and teaching math could serve as a model for similar programs. While there is room for growth in other academic areas, the data suggests Alternative Learning Center is a stable and relatively effective option within the alternative education landscape of San Bernardino, particularly for families seeking a supportive, small-scale environment that prioritizes student engagement.

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,614

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1885 E. Lynwood Dr
San Bernardino, CA 92404-3269

(909) 888-0763

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

11.8%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,281^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified

1200^th of 1,543San Bernardino City 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1281 of 2162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1202 of 2159	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1777 of 2170	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1725 of 2123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1411 of 2133	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1674 of 2017	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1278 of 2021	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1567 of 1994	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	1351 of 2426	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1412 of 2354	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1703 of 2367	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	1401 of 2281	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.7	1168 of 2238	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	875 of 2117	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	26.4	1255 of 2063	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.0	1091 of 1968	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.5	1110 of 1901	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.3	1136 of 1653	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1079 of 1906	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1691 of 1915	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1671 of 1858	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1187 of 1900	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1524 of 1917	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1574 of 1861	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1408 of 1742	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1073 of 2013	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	966 of 2026	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.3	1644 of 2030	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1613 of 1943	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1165 of 1937	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1469 of 1862	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)59th percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2022)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2022)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)10th percentile~ school

Male (2022)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)34th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2022)26th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2022)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)19th percentile~ school

Female (2022)19th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile~ school

African American (2022)17th percentile~ school

White (2022)14th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2022)13th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science21%-12 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 (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 ()	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 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
Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1885 E. Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	34	2	13.6	91.2%	4 (11.8%)	4 (11.8%)	25 (73.5%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				15.8		20.7							28.6	26.9							33.3	30.8							$14,614	$3,571	$11,043
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1885 E Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	346	24	14.6	93.9%	22 (6.4%)	45 (13.0%)	262 (75.7%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)	4.2	26.5		23.1		18.6	0.0	27.3	16.7	39.3	37.1	26.5	42.3	29.0	0.0	22.7	0.0	13.8	14.3	11.8	11.5	11.2							$28,170	$6,468	$21,702
San Bernardino County Juve Detention and Assessment Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 Gilbert St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-7490	113	7	16.2	97.3%	7 (6.2%)	37 (32.7%)	65 (57.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)		0.0			8.3	4.4						4.8	4.9	4.8						0.0	0.0	0.0							$50,096	$6,007	$44,089
ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	334	17	19.6	94.3%	19 (5.7%)	32 (9.6%)	256 (76.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)								(n/a)	11.5	15.8				12.3	30.8	13.0	29.6	9.7	28.6	31.6		24.6	7.7	0.0	7.7	0.0	20.0	10.5		8.6	74.3	82.9	91.4	94.3	82.9	80.0	$18,347	$2,286	$16,061
Anderson	Public, Alternative	K-12	24302 East Fourth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6311	76	8	9.5	92.1%	3 (3.9%)	7 (9.2%)	64 (84.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$19,890	$6,097	$13,793
Community School/Independent Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 North E St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2722	394	27	14.6	90.1%	30 (7.6%)	57 (14.5%)	285 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		2.2			0.0	1.4					0.0	4.3	10.2	7.4					4.6	2.2	3.8	3.8							$61,296	$12,571	$48,725
Norton Science and Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	230 S Waterman Ave	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Norton Science and Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2300	1,249	60	20.9	76.7%	32 (2.6%)	39 (3.1%)	1,153 (92.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.2%)								(n/a)	17.0	25.9		25.8		22.6	21.2	31.0	29.0	36.1	49.6	52.6	58.1	38.3	27.3	30.3	16.2	27.9	19.0	27.6	12.9	24.2							$18,223	$2,002	$16,221
Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,559	68	23.0	31.3%	693 (44.5%)	51 (3.3%)	599 (38.4%)	95 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (7.1%)								(n/a)	43.5	34.4	54.6	35.3	57.1	39.5	39.4	41.4	50.6	45.8	57.4	56.7	57.7	49.9	36.5	30.5	33.0	33.9	45.4	33.6	37.9	35.9	34.1	40.6	48.6	35.5	37.0	36.2	$12,093	$996	$11,097
Gorman Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,185	70	16.8	41.9%	448 (37.8%)	117 (9.9%)	485 (40.9%)	31 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (8.1%)								(n/a)	31.6	25.9	32.0	32.0		28.7	28.0	27.4	35.5	36.4	40.0	28.7	54.9	35.7	23.7	20.6	21.1	19.5	23.8	19.4	26.8	22.0	22.1	27.6	47.2	24.4	26.8	25.2	$14,385	$925	$13,460
San Bernardino County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1950 S Sunwest Ln.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-8511	1,860	164	11.3	74.8%	269 (14.5%)	250 (13.4%)	1,130 (60.8%)	77 (4.1%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.2		4.0		3.3	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	12.5	8.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.9	73.9	72.1	87.6	70.8	60.9	$78,920	$3,899	$75,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Alternative Learning Center

How many students attend Alternative Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 34 students attended Alternative Learning Center.

Is Alternative Learning Center a good school?

Alternative Learning Center ranks 1281^st of 2162 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alternative Learning Center?

Students at Alternative Learning Center are 74% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Alternative Learning Center in?

San Bernardino City Unified

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