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Virtual Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

5343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of California alternative schools

Summary

Virtual Academy is a public online school serving 346 students in grades K-12 within the San Bernardino City Unified district, offering a flexible learning model in a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, with a 97.1% graduation rate that far exceeds both the district and state averages, and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.7%. This virtual model appears highly effective for ensuring consistent participation and helping students complete their diplomas, outperforming nearby alternative schools like ASA Charter and Community School/Independent Alternative Education in these key areas. However, standardized test scores in subjects like math and science are below state averages, which is a common trend among similar alternative schools in the region.

Virtual Academy invests more per student than many comparable schools, which may support its online structure and lower student-to-teacher ratio. For families considering an alternative to traditional school, Virtual Academy stands out as a strong option for keeping students engaged and graduating, particularly when compared to other local alternatives, though its academic results present a mixed picture.

346

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,970

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1885 E Lynwood Dr
San Bernardino, CA 92404-3269

(909) 888-0763

District: San Bernardino City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

African American:

13.0%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,343^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,995^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2023

From bottom 14% (2023) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,360^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5343 of 5857	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5285 of 5869	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5458 of 5859	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	546 of 661	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	2446 of 3245	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	5082 of 5612	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5308 of 5609	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4212 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	4828 of 5107	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4636 of 5087	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4830 of 5460	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4927 of 5517	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4803 of 5363	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5223 of 5628	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5052 of 5643	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5189 of 5638	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1995 of 2761	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	2138 of 2783	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2390 of 2781	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1792 of 2533	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1989 of 2551	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2210 of 2531	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1694 of 2395	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1658 of 2388	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1877 of 2374	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1714 of 2542	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1814 of 2579	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1962 of 2531	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1959 of 2534	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1945 of 2552	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2169 of 2538	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	1430 of 1531	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1360 of 2162	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1453 of 2159	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1413 of 2170	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1219 of 1906	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1522 of 1915	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1242 of 1915	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1056 of 1900	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1309 of 1902	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1171 of 1917	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1122 of 2013	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1223 of 2026	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1212 of 2030	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	1394 of 1963	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)25th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)17th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile-7 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2023)29th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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 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							$3,640	$2,036	$1,604
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							$28,970	$27,294	$1,676
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							$75,556	$72,380	$3,176
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
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)																													$14,075	$12,786	$1,289
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							$93,249	$80,348	$12,901
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
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	$17,548	$17,144	$404
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Academy

What is the racial makeup of Virtual Academy?

Students at Virtual Academy are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Virtual Academy.

Is Virtual Academy a good school?

Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 8.8% of California alternative schools.

What district is Virtual Academy in?

San Bernardino City Unified

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