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Snowline Academy

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Snowline Academy ranks 1237 th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 55% of California alternative schools

Summary

Snowline Academy is a small, K-12 alternative school of about 85 students in Phelan, CA, operating within the Snowline Joint Unified district, and it presents a unique profile of significant strengths alongside a critical academic challenge.

The school excels at supporting its students to graduation, with a rate of 95.8% that beats both the district and state averages and is far higher than many nearby alternative schools like Mojave River Academy - Route 66 or Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto. It also does a very good job ensuring students attend school regularly, with a low chronic absenteeism rate. However, academic performance is a major concern, especially in mathematics, where proficiency is critically low at 13.43%, far below the state average and among the lowest in the area, with 11th graders showing 0% proficiency in the latest data.

Perhaps the most surprising finding is the school's extraordinary per-student spending, which at nearly $65,000 is roughly four to five times higher than other local alternative schools such as the nearby Mojave River Academy - Marble City. This high investment does not currently translate to strong math outcomes, creating a notable paradox. Compared to a high-performing alternative like the Academy for Academic Excellence, Snowline Academy demonstrates that a supportive environment can lead to graduation success, but it urgently needs to address its mathematics instruction to ensure students are academically prepared.

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$64,950

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9298 Sheep Creek Rd.
Phelan, CA 92371-8588

(760) 868-6277

District: Snowline Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

White:

30.6%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2025 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2025) to 22nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,237^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 37 pts since 2022

From bottom 18% (2022) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,695^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 55 pts since 2017

From top 23% (2017) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1065^th of 1,543Snowline Joint 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
2023	33.7	3598 of 5859	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4914 of 5883	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.3	5341 of 5635	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	3629 of 5084	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	4080 of 5264	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1237 of 2761	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1360 of 2783	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	1930 of 2781	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2242 of 2740	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	1819 of 2531	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2081 of 2509	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	945 of 2388	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	1163 of 2374	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	1715 of 2359	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	2277 of 2531	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2152 of 2458	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1934 of 2527	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	10.7	1437 of 1555	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1695 of 2162	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1243 of 2159	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1424 of 2170	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1661 of 2123	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.7	848 of 2017	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.9	467 of 2021	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	25.6	1456 of 2426	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	1067 of 2354	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.9	772 of 2367	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.0	794 of 2281	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.8	1164 of 2238	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	634 of 2117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	58.7	479 of 2063	76.8%	★★★★☆
2006	49.5	645 of 1968	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.9	609 of 1901	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.4	364 of 1653	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	1421 of 1915	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1616 of 1858	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	865 of 1760	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	1304 of 1917	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1654 of 1861	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	1438 of 2030	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1501 of 1943	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.2	1143 of 1963	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1396 of 1916	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	1031 of 1193	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1095 of 1204	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2022)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2022)5th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)60th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile~ school

Male (2022)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile-21 vs school

White (2022)8th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Male (2023)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)29th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)26th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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)	% DTP (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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Snowline Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 868-6277	85	4	19.3	67.1%	26 (30.6%)	4 (4.7%)	45 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.8%)								(n/a)		42.9	9.1		25.8				46.2		53.3	36.4	46.3				15.4		20.0	0.0	13.4			$64,950	$10,072	$54,878
Mojave River Academy - Marble City	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9723 Sierra Vista Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Marble City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	259	11	23.7	80.7%	97 (37.5%)	2 (0.8%)	141 (54.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	3.5	12.1		7.6			7.1	22.2	22.7	13.8	30.7	21.0			0.0	5.9	0.0	6.9	3.2	3.1			$12,282	$1,074	$11,208
Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12384 Palmdale Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	862	39	22.2	85.8%	210 (24.4%)	53 (6.1%)	540 (62.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)								(n/a)	11.1	3.6	10.3	18.2	9.3	25.0	31.6	14.3	14.6	15.5	16.5	27.7	21.9	9.1	5.3	0.0	2.1	5.1	2.4	3.9	3.5			$11,574	$1,944	$9,630
Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14466 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	349	15	22.7	84.0%	89 (25.5%)	21 (6.0%)	215 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)	11.8	7.5	8.6		8.3		16.7	17.7	15.0	12.1	19.1	27.1	19.3		8.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.1	5.1	5.2			$10,918	$1,013	$9,905
Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	803	34	23.8	80.1%	153 (19.1%)	145 (18.1%)	437 (54.4%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.5%)								(n/a)	13.6	11.0	7.9		13.0	15.9	14.9	16.9	11.4	25.4	14.7	36.9	19.7	16.1	13.4	4.6	4.9	9.2	11.8	9.7	9.6			$15,778	$894	$14,884
Shadow Ridge	Public, Alternative	K-12	15776 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8267	378	19	19.6	79.6%	58 (15.3%)	27 (7.1%)	277 (73.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)	30.4	8.6	16.3		15.2	11.8	22.7	34.8	37.5	26.5	21.4	36.7	27.6	5.9	13.6	26.1	0.0	16.3	4.3	10.2	10.2			$40,108	$6,268	$33,840
Mojave River Academy - Route 66	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14554 Seventh St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	450	21	21.6	90.9%	92 (20.4%)	27 (6.0%)	299 (66.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.6	4.8	0.0	4.0		16.7	7.7	14.3	11.4	13.0	17.0	14.5		7.1	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.9	1.2			$11,568	$1,408	$10,160
Riverside Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19121 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Riverside Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5884	2,453	107	22.8	77.5%	354 (14.4%)	391 (15.9%)	1,552 (63.3%)	32 (1.3%)	22 (0.9%)	23 (0.9%)	79 (3.2%)								(n/a)	25.5	13.5	26.8		21.1	21.7	22.0	32.1	34.9	29.6	30.4	56.9	33.5	21.7	17.2	17.6	14.7	13.4	14.3	14.6	15.6	97.0	97.0	$13,209	$1,356	$11,853
Academy for Academic Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17500 Mana Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Academy for Academic Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 946-5414	1,489	68	21.8	35.5%	595 (40.0%)	43 (2.9%)	692 (46.5%)	52 (3.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (6.9%)								(n/a)	52.3	47.8	39.6		46.7	43.4	43.8	63.6	53.2	60.0	67.8	79.3	58.6	37.7	42.9	55.1	44.4	52.8	49.6	37.7	45.9	98.4	98.4	$13,411	$1,097	$12,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Snowline Academy

What is the racial makeup of Snowline Academy?

Students at Snowline Academy are 53% Hispanic, 31% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Snowline Academy a good school?

Snowline Academy ranks 1237^th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Snowline Academy in?

Snowline Joint Unified

How many students attend Snowline Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Snowline Academy.

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