Summary
Located in Tustin, California, Occs:chep/Pchs is an alternative school serving 290 students in grades K–12. Its 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency rates were above both California and the Orange County Department of Education in ELA, math and science. ELA is its clearest strength: 59% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 20% districtwide.
Compared with nearby schools, ELA is a relative bright spot: the school ranked fourth among eight schools, and its 59% proficiency was about 8 points above the nearby-school average. Math was 41%, just 3 points above the state and about 2 points above the nearby average; it ranked fifth among eight. Science was 40%, 4 points above the state but about 4 points below the nearby average; it was below four and above two of the six nearby schools with reported results. Grade-level results also vary sharply: 11th-grade ELA and math were 81% and 60%, respectively, while fifth-grade math and science were both 9%, about 28 points below the state in each subject.
Results have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose 14 points to 60%, math rose 13 points to 41%, and science rose 5 points to 40%. ELA and math moved from below the state to above it, though science improved more slowly than the state over that period. The 2025–2026 graduation rate was 90%, above the state’s 88%, while chronic absenteeism was 26%, higher than both the state and district rates of about 18%. One important context is staffing: the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.3, the highest among nearby schools with reported ratios, compared with their 15.9 average; it has fallen from 35.6 in 2022–2023. In 2024–2025, 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger rates the Orange County Department of Education—not this school—at 467 of 968 districts, the 52nd percentile, with 3 stars.
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