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Advanced Learning Academy

Q: Is Advanced Learning Academy a good school?

Advanced Learning Academy ranks 2202 nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 62% of California alternative schools

Summary

Advanced Learning Academy is a K-12 alternative school serving 363 students in Santa Ana, part of the Santa Ana Unified district, and it stands out for its exceptional success in graduating students and ensuring they attend school regularly.

The school's greatest strengths are its near-perfect graduation rates and low chronic absenteeism, which are significantly better than both the district and state averages. This is particularly notable because the school serves a high-need population, with nearly 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools like California Pacific Charter - San Diego or Occs:chep/Pchs, which have much higher absenteeism, Advanced Learning Academy excels at keeping students engaged. Its academic performance is mixed, with English scores meeting the state average but math and science scores lagging behind, a pattern seen across many grades.

With very high per-student spending, the school appears to effectively use its resources to support student retention and graduation. While other local alternatives like Orange County Classical Academy or Tustin Connect may have higher test scores, they serve populations with far lower poverty rates. For families prioritizing a supportive environment that ensures students stay in school and graduate, Advanced Learning Academy offers a compelling option within its community.

363

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,194

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

408 East Santa Clara Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92706-2957

(714) 564-2100

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

White:

2.5%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2025 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2025) to 39th (2025)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,202^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 32 pts since 2019

From bottom 30% (2019) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,254^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 28% (2019) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,322^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 22% (2021) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	57.2	2202 of 5857	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2944 of 5869	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3253 of 5859	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4921 of 5883	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	4037 of 5789	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	2470 of 5612	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	4309 of 5609	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3421 of 5492	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	1193 of 5107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	1756 of 5107	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2264 of 5087	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	4053 of 5084	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3080 of 4963	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	1516 of 5460	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	2305 of 5517	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	3275 of 5363	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2968 of 5173	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	73.4	1351 of 5638	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.2	3858 of 5510	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1254 of 2761	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	1908 of 2783	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1856 of 2781	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1743 of 2740	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1966 of 2715	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.0	692 of 1478	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	850 of 1521	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1514 of 1540	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1220 of 1442	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1233 of 2533	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	1790 of 2551	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1766 of 2531	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1459 of 2509	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1772 of 2380	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	781 of 2395	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	1407 of 2388	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1376 of 2374	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1247 of 2359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1415 of 2213	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	902 of 2542	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	1649 of 2579	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1398 of 2531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	1214 of 2458	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	1602 of 2369	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1153 of 2534	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.1	1749 of 2552	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1640 of 2538	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1754 of 2527	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1809 of 2407	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1322 of 2162	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	1015 of 2159	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	915 of 2170	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	1535 of 2123	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1010 of 1290	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1138 of 1906	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	918 of 1915	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	897 of 1915	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.6	1479 of 1858	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1088 of 1900	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	687 of 1902	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	645 of 1917	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	1409 of 1861	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1140 of 2013	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	805 of 2026	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	651 of 2030	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.5	1516 of 1943	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	896 of 1126	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1305 of 1942	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1009 of 1948	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	804 of 1963	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	1328 of 1916	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)76th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2024)56th percentile+6 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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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 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
Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	408 East Santa Clara Ave.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2100	363	31	11.6	89.8%	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	349 (96.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	26.7	18.2	14.8		18.7	41.7	38.9	40.0	65.9	45.5	48.5	63.0	51.6	75.0	38.9	40.0	34.2	27.3	18.2	3.6	28.8							$44,194	$43,378	$816
Citrus Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Citrus Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	477	22	21.4	65.6%	89 (18.7%)	17 (3.6%)	314 (65.8%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	21 (4.4%)								(n/a)	37.9	36.7			34.9	51.0	36.2	62.1	50.0	46.9	55.2		48.9	36.7	36.2	20.7	29.0	34.4	36.7		33.2	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5	52.5
Orange Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2121 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92590	Riverside County	Orange Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	0																		(n/a)
Santa Ana Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1512 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 565-5450	0																		(n/a)
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
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 West 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	524	29	17.9	79.8%	72 (13.7%)	7 (1.3%)	425 (81.1%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	26.7	31.7		22.2	27.1	65.2	48.0	40.9	41.5	43.5	46.3	68.6	49.8	78.3	72.0	28.9	41.5	31.9	29.3	43.1	42.1
Tustin Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 430-2052	268	11	23.7	47.4%	92 (34.3%)	5 (1.9%)	106 (39.6%)	44 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)		76.5	39.7		44.8					78.6	88.2	69.0	74.0					57.1	70.6	31.0	48.7							$18,014	$16,904	$1,110
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Learning Academy

How many students attend Advanced Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Advanced Learning Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Advanced Learning Academy?

Students at Advanced Learning Academy are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Advanced Learning Academy in?

Santa Ana Unified

Is Advanced Learning Academy a good school?

Advanced Learning Academy ranks 2202^nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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