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Monarch

Q: Is Monarch a good school?

Monarch ranks in the bottom 0.5% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Monarch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Monarch.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Monarch?

Students at Monarch are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% American Indian.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

5829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of California alternative schools

Summary

Monarch is a K-12 alternative school serving 225 students in San Diego under the San Diego County Office of Education, notable for serving a student body where 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 64.9%, which is much higher than the district and state averages, and very low proficiency rates in core subjects like English (13.79%) and Math (1.74%). While Monarch spends more per student ($35,553) and has a lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools like The O'Farrell Charter and Mueller Charter (Robert L.), these resources have not translated to higher standardized test scores, a common pattern among alternative schools that serve students with significant barriers to traditional education.

Recent data shows a dramatic, one-year improvement in graduation rates to 85.7%, though it's unclear if this is a sustainable trend. Compared to other alternative schools in the county system, such as San Diego County Court and San Diego County Community, Monarch serves a distinct population with more severe attendance challenges, suggesting its academic outcomes should be considered within the context of its specialized mission to support highly vulnerable students.

225

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$56,323

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Newton Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113-1012

(619) 652-4100

District: San Diego County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

African American:

7.6%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,829^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,693^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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High school

1,681^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Alternative Schools in the San Diego 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	5829 of 5857	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	5846 of 5869	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	5825 of 5859	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	5869 of 5883	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1342 of 1417	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	5752 of 5789	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	5535 of 5662	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	5664 of 5692	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	5489 of 5614	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	5397 of 5611	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	5385 of 5390	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	5320 of 5377	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	3045 of 3162	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	5558 of 5612	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4537 of 5413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	5101 of 5107	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	5096 of 5107	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5058 of 5087	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	5071 of 5084	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	4936 of 4963	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	4741 of 4830	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	420 of 429	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	345 of 364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	353 of 356	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	5429 of 5460	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	5480 of 5517	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	5344 of 5363	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	5247 of 5264	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1015 of 1110	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	5142 of 5173	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	4931 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	5610 of 5628	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	5643 of 5643	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5612 of 5638	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	5659 of 5663	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	5421 of 5431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	2693 of 2761	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2632 of 2783	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	2746 of 2781	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	2701 of 2740	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	864 of 894	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2523 of 2715	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1926 of 2480	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	2418 of 2508	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	2165 of 2497	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	2346 of 2477	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	2095 of 2379	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1379 of 1540	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	2372 of 2395	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	2357 of 2388	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	2361 of 2374	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	2346 of 2359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2037 of 2213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1476 of 2072	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	436 of 477	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	296 of 394	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	306 of 320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	312 of 336	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	2463 of 2542	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2379 of 2579	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	2513 of 2531	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2410 of 2458	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	691 of 721	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2165 of 2369	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1525 of 2230	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2502 of 2534	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2527 of 2538	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1681 of 2162	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1945 of 2159	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1843 of 2133	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1731 of 2017	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	1337 of 2021	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1561 of 2039	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1489 of 1994	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1786 of 2426	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1598 of 1900	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1552 of 1814	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1478 of 1742	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	299 of 410	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	287 of 328	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1532 of 2013	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1661 of 1937	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1587 of 1862	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	11.2	1591 of 1834	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)10th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

High school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2018)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monarch	Public, Alternative	K-12	1625 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4100	225	16	14.4	100.0%	10 (4.4%)	17 (7.6%)	182 (80.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)								(n/a)									4.8	0.0		9.1	4.1	0.0	11.8	4.8	21.1	12.5	17.7	30.8	13.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	1.7					$56,323	$52,376	$3,947
Urban Discovery Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 14th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	Urban Discovery Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 788-4668	330	18	18.8	63.6%	52 (15.8%)	47 (14.2%)	189 (57.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)									28.6	0.0			20.6	21.7	12.9	25.7	25.0	38.9	31.3	63.6	28.3	26.1	12.9	22.9	9.1	11.1	0.0		16.4
Logan Memorial Educational Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2875 Ocean View Blvd	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6500	1,467	71	20.7	94.7%	21 (1.4%)	34 (2.3%)	1,382 (94.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	6.7	5.4		6.0	19.5	26.8	10.5	15.7	24.1	17.2	23.5	20.0	11.9	2.4	4.8	6.3	15.0	8.3	3.9	8.6					$31,446	$27,992	$3,454
America's Finest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	America's Finest Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 694-4809	396	27	14.9	95.5%	9 (2.3%)	57 (14.4%)	303 (76.5%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)									5.0	7.7	23.8		10.0	17.1	11.9	25.0	12.0	23.1	12.8	40.9	19.2	2.9	7.1	2.5	8.0	3.9	10.3	4.8	5.7
Alba	Public, Alternative	1-12	4041 Oregon St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3900	20	8	2.4	85.0%	1 (5.0%)	3 (15.0%)	14 (70.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)										0.0			0.0						0.0		0.0						0.0		0.0
Home & Hosp/Transition Support	Public, Alternative	K-12	4100 Normal St. Annex 14	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6435	66	16	4.2	77.3%	8 (12.1%)	5 (7.6%)	31 (47.0%)	7 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	11 (16.7%)								(n/a)
The O'Farrell Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	The O'Farrell Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-3009	1,862	100	18.7	40.5%	27 (1.5%)	220 (11.8%)	1,087 (58.4%)	384 (20.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	131 (7.0%)								(n/a)									36.2	32.3	45.1		37.7	57.9	57.4	51.4	47.8	43.4	43.9	70.3	51.8	61.8	48.5	38.5	37.4	40.1	35.5	37.6	40.6
San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5853	510	43	11.7	92.5%	38 (7.5%)	52 (10.2%)	394 (77.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)										3.2		6.7	4.9					0.0	5.7	16.4	12.1					5.9	0.0	11.8	8.4					$60,726	$57,134	$3,592
Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	489 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 349-3700	1,321	62	21.2	46.2%	33 (2.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1,253 (94.9%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.1%)								(n/a)									33.8	34.4			34.1	43.2	34.5	42.5	44.0	54.7	53.8		44.5	45.2	32.4	32.6	21.6	27.4	30.1		32.0
Mueller Charter (Robert L.)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	715 I St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Mueller Charter (Robert L.) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-6192	1,542	67	22.8	77.8%	55 (3.6%)	17 (1.1%)	1,424 (92.3%)	17 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.6%)								(n/a)									31.0	32.7	36.1		33.4	38.8	41.4	44.1	61.6	57.5	50.0	66.9	51.9	46.5	47.4	34.9	38.8	43.4	23.6	26.3	36.9	97.2	98.1	98.1	97.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Monarch

How many students attend Monarch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Monarch.

What is the racial makeup of Monarch?

Students at Monarch are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% American Indian.

Is Monarch a good school?

Monarch ranks in the bottom 0.5% of California alternative schools.

What district is Monarch in?

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