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Community School/Independent Alternative Education

Q: Is Community School/Independent Alternative Education a good school?

Community School/Independent Alternative Education ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Community School/Independent Alternative Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Community School/Independent Alternative Education.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Community School/Independent Alternative Education?

Students at Community School/Independent Alternative Education are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Community School/Independent Alternative Education is a small public school serving 394 students in grades K-12 within the San Bernardino County Office of Education, designed for students who may need a different setting than a traditional school.

The school faces significant challenges, with a 50% dropout rate and chronic absenteeism affecting nearly two-thirds of students, both figures far higher than state averages. Academically, fewer than 8% of students are proficient in English and fewer than 4% in math, indicating that most students are working far below grade level. It's important to note that other alternative schools in the area, like Virtual Academy and Washington High, achieve much higher graduation rates, showing that different approaches within alternative education can yield better results.

Despite having the second-highest per-student spending among nearby alternative schools at over $61,000, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes for students at Community School. This contrast suggests families should look closely at how a school supports student engagement and learning, not just its funding, when considering educational options for their children.

394

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$93,249

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 North E St.
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0020

(909) 386-2722

District: San Bernardino County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

14.5%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2021 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (40% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg4%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,731^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,966^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Alternative Schools in the San Bernardino County Office of Education

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	2731 of 2761	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	2759 of 2783	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	2747 of 2781	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	2724 of 2740	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	888 of 894	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	2687 of 2715	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	2462 of 2480	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	2496 of 2508	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	2486 of 2497	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	2435 of 2477	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	2229 of 2379	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	2135 of 2259	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	2124 of 2236	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	2119 of 2179	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	1983 of 2063	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	1879 of 2005	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	1875 of 1999	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.9	614 of 627	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	611 of 613	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	636 of 637	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	637 of 643	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	599 of 600	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	1253 of 1478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1338 of 1521	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1379 of 1540	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	449 of 1442	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	2527 of 2533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	2541 of 2551	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	2517 of 2531	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	2509 of 2509	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	2377 of 2380	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	2375 of 2395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	2372 of 2388	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	2360 of 2374	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	2349 of 2359	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2185 of 2213	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	2072 of 2072	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2520 of 2542	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	2564 of 2579	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	2509 of 2531	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	2448 of 2458	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	716 of 721	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	2351 of 2369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	2217 of 2230	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	2518 of 2534	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	2540 of 2552	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	2509 of 2538	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	2515 of 2527	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	760 of 763	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2388 of 2407	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	2253 of 2273	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	1497 of 1552	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1966 of 2162	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2037 of 2159	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2092 of 2170	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2017 of 2123	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1224 of 1290	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1835 of 2133	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1709 of 2017	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1901 of 2021	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1872 of 2039	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	1814 of 1994	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	1966 of 2426	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	1762 of 2354	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	1638 of 2367	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.8	1788 of 2281	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1702 of 2238	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1591 of 2117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.6	1314 of 2063	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.6	1231 of 1968	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.6	1256 of 1901	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	476 of 523	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	501 of 517	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	504 of 521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	476 of 522	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	554 of 592	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	536 of 582	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1115 of 1161	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	544 of 555	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	990 of 1117	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	920 of 1052	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	650 of 1085	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1027 of 1064	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	733 of 1044	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	408 of 467	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	829 of 941	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	706 of 938	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1880 of 1906	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1897 of 1915	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1839 of 1915	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1791 of 1858	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1002 of 1054	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1679 of 1833	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1580 of 1760	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1710 of 1900	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1772 of 1902	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1853 of 1917	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1809 of 1861	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1588 of 1814	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1433 of 1742	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	339 of 410	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	298 of 328	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	297 of 299	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	282 of 290	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1865 of 2013	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1892 of 2026	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1953 of 2030	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1873 of 1943	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1066 of 1126	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1697 of 1937	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1576 of 1862	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1712 of 1942	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1843 of 1948	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1894 of 1963	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1822 of 1916	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1070 of 1122	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1615 of 1880	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1557 of 1834	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1227 of 1252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1148 of 1216	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1071 of 1197	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	1063 of 1222	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1129 of 1173	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)15th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+34 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+67 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-41 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 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 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
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
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
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
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
Washington High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 East C St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 580-5011	126	17	7.4	90.5%	10 (7.9%)	9 (7.1%)	106 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		16.7	21.4		19.2				18.2	24.0	13.8	57.1	25.0				18.2	18.5	17.9	35.7	20.4							$67,131	$64,042	$3,089
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
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
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
Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	801	32	24.9	82.4%	135 (16.9%)	26 (3.2%)	582 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.1%)								(n/a)	7.7	3.6	2.6	5.9	3.4	14.3	15.0	15.4	22.5	9.5	19.3	24.2	19.5	9.5	10.0	0.0	2.4	6.4	2.4	1.9	3.5							$17,895	$17,816	$79

Frequently Asked Questions about Community School/Independent Alternative Education

What is the racial makeup of Community School/Independent Alternative Education?

Students at Community School/Independent Alternative Education are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Community School/Independent Alternative Education a good school?

Community School/Independent Alternative Education ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California alternative schools.

What district is Community School/Independent Alternative Education in?

San Bernardino County Office of Education

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In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Community School/Independent Alternative Education.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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