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ACCESS County Community

Public, Alternative Grades K-12
2684th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,740 California Alternative Schools
Better than 2% of California alternative schools
Summary

ACCESS County Community is a K–12 alternative school in Costa Mesa, in Orange County, serving 1,315 students through the Orange County Department of Education. In 2025–26, just 13% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 3% in math, and 8% in science; the graduation rate was 51%, and chronic absenteeism was 54%. The most important concern is that academic results and student attendance are both far below state levels.

Compared with nearby schools, ACCESS’s proficiency rates were below the six-school averages in all three subjects: 13% versus 44% in ELA, 3% versus 33% in math, and 8% versus 33% in science. It ranked third-lowest in ELA and second-lowest in math and science among those six schools. Science is its relative bright spot against state and district benchmarks: its gap was 28 percentage points below the state and 4 points below the district, compared with 36 and 7 points in ELA, and 35 and 7 points in math. Still, science remained well below nearby schools’ average. ACCESS’s 51% graduation rate was 21 points below the district and 37 below the state; its 54% chronic absenteeism rate was about 36 points above both. It also exceeded all six nearby schools with reported absenteeism figures, whose rates ranged from 0% to 43%.

Progress over time is mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, the state gap widened by 2 points in ELA and 4 in math, while it narrowed by 2 points in science. Graduation rose from 41% in 2021–22 to 51% in 2025–26, but chronic absenteeism fell only from 59% to 54%, even as the state rate dropped; ACCESS’s gap to the state widened by 7 points. The school’s 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible share was 85%, the highest among nearby schools with the same measure and year; Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana was next at 80%. Its student–teacher ratio was 19.6, around the middle of nearby schools. SchoolDigger lists the district—not ACCESS itself—as 467th of 968 districts, in the 52nd percentile with 3 stars.

1,315
Students ?
19.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$65,834
Per pupil spending ?
85.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
Not published
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 200 Kalmus Dr.
       Costa Mesa, CA  92628-9050

(714) 245-6404

District: Orange County Department of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.8%
White:
10.0%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (51% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school8%
District avg15%
California avg42%
Middle school
2,684th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,835th of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Alternative Schools in the Orange County Department of Education
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20131.45517 of 55300.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20063.14801 of 48180.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.54802 of 48220.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20266.62684 of 27402.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.92678 of 27613.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.92637 of 27835.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.22774 of 27810.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.72673 of 27402.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.02685 of 27151.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.72455 of 24801.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.72480 of 25081.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.52438 of 24972.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.32415 of 24772.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.72345 of 23791.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.92218 of 22591.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.32184 of 22362.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.32128 of 21792.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.32023 of 20631.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.61959 of 20052.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.41921 of 19993.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.51708 of 18045.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20057.01722 of 17773.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.81748 of 17691.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202326.91401 of 15217.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.71405 of 15408.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.51198 of 144216.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.81056 of 136422.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20256.02513 of 25330.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.82469 of 25513.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.52526 of 25310.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.02433 of 25093.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.42373 of 23800.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.52310 of 23572.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.82308 of 23953.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.42104 of 238811.9%★☆☆☆☆
20235.12370 of 23740.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.92304 of 23592.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.22202 of 22130.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.82061 of 20720.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.42454 of 25293.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.92462 of 25423.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.42401 of 25796.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.42526 of 25310.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.62382 of 24583.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.22341 of 23691.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.22211 of 22300.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.62453 of 25142.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.32440 of 25343.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.22404 of 25525.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.62528 of 25380.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.72484 of 25271.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.22389 of 24070.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.42258 of 22730.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20192.31590 of 16020.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.21835 of 213514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202514.91811 of 216216.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.31779 of 215917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.71848 of 217014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.01734 of 212318.3%★☆☆☆☆
201914.41794 of 213315.9%★☆☆☆☆
201811.51728 of 201714.3%★☆☆☆☆
201710.51793 of 202111.3%★☆☆☆☆
201612.41709 of 203916.2%★☆☆☆☆
201511.41728 of 199413.3%★☆☆☆☆
201320.71619 of 242633.3%★★☆☆☆
201220.11619 of 235431.2%★★☆☆☆
201119.01667 of 236729.6%★☆☆☆☆
201021.91538 of 228132.6%★★☆☆☆
200929.41421 of 223836.5%★★☆☆☆
200829.61182 of 211744.2%★★☆☆☆
200724.31326 of 206335.7%★★☆☆☆
200626.91188 of 196839.6%★★☆☆☆
200526.81135 of 190140.3%★★☆☆☆
200423.61121 of 165332.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.4518 of 5231.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.7529 of 5829.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.2531 of 5859.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.8511 of 57310.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202230.7807 of 116130.5%★★☆☆☆
201917.41094 of 11172.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.4955 of 10529.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202424.61050 of 10853.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.1972 of 10648.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202235.5654 of 104437.4%★★☆☆☆
201929.4780 of 94117.1%★☆☆☆☆
201826.6683 of 93827.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.41672 of 186410.3%★☆☆☆☆
202513.51637 of 190614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.21673 of 191512.6%★☆☆☆☆
202312.51702 of 191511.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.91567 of 185815.7%★☆☆☆☆
201910.41662 of 18339.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.11570 of 176010.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202611.51666 of 188011.4%★☆☆☆☆
202513.61639 of 190013.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.41666 of 190212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.31706 of 191711.0%★☆☆☆☆
202214.41612 of 186113.4%★☆☆☆☆
201912.81595 of 181412.1%★☆☆☆☆
201810.61531 of 174212.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202611.4341 of 3584.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.1337 of 41017.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.7293 of 32810.7%★☆☆☆☆
202334.0191 of 29936.1%★★☆☆☆
202218.5250 of 29013.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.51729 of 199713.4%★☆☆☆☆
202514.91699 of 201315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202415.51715 of 202615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.51729 of 203014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.91649 of 194315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201913.51689 of 193712.8%★☆☆☆☆
201811.21632 of 186212.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202611.41696 of 193012.1%★☆☆☆☆
202513.11661 of 194214.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.41614 of 194817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.61667 of 196315.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.51618 of 191615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.71537 of 188018.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.31589 of 183413.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20255.3557 of 5773.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.6573 of 5740.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.61051 of 123514.9%★☆☆☆☆
202530.9857 of 125231.5%★★☆☆☆
202421.21060 of 121612.8%★☆☆☆☆
202344.3533 of 119755.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20263.61084 of 11304.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.71054 of 11558.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.61045 of 117310.9%★☆☆☆☆
20237.91105 of 11937.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.71065 of 120411.5%★☆☆☆☆
20198.51101 of 12229.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.41116 of 11734.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
White (2019)1st percentile~ school
High school
Disabled (2022)30th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2026)15th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school
Male (2026)12th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-14 vs school
African American (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state
Science8%-28 vs state
Mathematics3%-35 vs state

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Students at ACCESS County Community are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,315 students attended ACCESS County Community.

ACCESS County Community ranks in the bottom 2.0% of California alternative schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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