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San Diego County Community

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

San Diego County Community is an alternative public school serving 510 students in grades K-12 at 6401 Linda Vista Rd., operated by the San Diego County Office of Education and characterized by a high-poverty student population and a low student-teacher ratio of about 12-to-1.

The school faces significant academic and engagement challenges, with proficiency rates in English (12.1%) and math (8.4%) far below state averages, a graduation rate of 38%, and a troubling dropout rate of 26.4%. Chronic absenteeism is high at 37.2%, though notably lower than some nearby alternative schools like Monarch (64.9%) and Alba (79.6%). Despite these struggles, the school spends a high amount per student—$39,543—which is more than many comparable schools.

Comparisons with other local alternative schools reveal a wide range of outcomes, suggesting that the "alternative school" label covers very different programs. For instance, Mt. Everest Academy achieves a 94% graduation rate with lower per-student spending, while Monarch also shows a much higher graduation rate despite similar economic challenges. This indicates that program design and effectiveness, not just funding or attendance, are critical factors for student success in this setting.

510

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,543

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216
San Diego, CA 92111-7399

(858) 290-5853

District: San Diego County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

African American:

10.2%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (38% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg7%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,730^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,713^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	2730 of 2761	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	2781 of 2783	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2712 of 2781	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	2725 of 2740	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2628 of 2715	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	2470 of 2480	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	2479 of 2508	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	2475 of 2497	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	2459 of 2477	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.8	1464 of 1491	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	1253 of 1478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	899 of 1521	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1259 of 1442	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	2506 of 2533	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	2545 of 2551	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	2490 of 2531	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	2366 of 2380	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	2373 of 2395	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	2387 of 2388	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	2347 of 2374	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2345 of 2359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	2196 of 2213	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	2071 of 2072	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	2516 of 2542	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	2577 of 2579	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2447 of 2531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2438 of 2458	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2317 of 2369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	2222 of 2230	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	2519 of 2534	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	2551 of 2552	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2455 of 2538	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	2514 of 2527	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2348 of 2407	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	2270 of 2273	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1713 of 2162	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1887 of 2159	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1948 of 2170	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1849 of 2123	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1217 of 1290	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1892 of 2133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1854 of 2017	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1910 of 2021	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1899 of 2039	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1858 of 1994	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.0	549 of 592	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	534 of 582	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1126 of 1161	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	985 of 1117	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	1058 of 1085	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	793 of 1064	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	723 of 1044	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	318 of 467	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	571 of 941	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	672 of 938	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1570 of 1906	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1661 of 1915	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1685 of 1915	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1622 of 1858	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1023 of 1054	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1728 of 1833	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1603 of 1760	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1552 of 1900	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1594 of 1902	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1661 of 1917	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1653 of 1861	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1554 of 1814	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1619 of 1742	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	304 of 410	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	292 of 328	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	245 of 290	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1556 of 2013	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1739 of 2026	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1813 of 2030	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1630 of 1943	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1050 of 1126	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1703 of 1937	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1691 of 1862	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1547 of 1942	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1917 of 1948	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1822 of 1963	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1707 of 1916	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1050 of 1122	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1621 of 1880	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1728 of 1834	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	430 of 1252	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.3	1213 of 1216	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	3.9	1189 of 1222	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1114 of 1173	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+15 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)7th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science5%-28 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)								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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$39,543	$5,878	$33,665
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)																						$61,332	$6,292	$55,040
San Diego County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2801 Meadow Lark Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-6857	219	33	6.7	98.6%	21 (9.6%)	32 (14.6%)	148 (67.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0	$39,204	$11,183	$28,021
Whittier K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3401 Clairemont Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 490-2770	77	9	8.5	64.9%	9 (11.7%)	13 (16.9%)	36 (46.8%)	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)								(n/a)																						$76,716	$9,966	$66,750
Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	142	22	6.4	83.8%	25 (17.6%)	30 (21.1%)	68 (47.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)								(n/a)				23.1	15.0		21.4			7.1		13.3	12.7		15.4		36.4	0.0		7.1	10.1	$43,701	$4,118	$39,583
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	$216,955	$6,375	$210,580
Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1	28.0%	116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)								(n/a)		65.2	62.5		74.6				94.4	91.7	78.3	84.9	86.7				94.4	79.2	73.9	45.5	71.7	$23,429	$1,960	$21,469
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	$22,969	$1,269	$21,700
Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	177	11	16.2	50.3%	53 (29.9%)	19 (10.7%)	60 (33.9%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	22 (12.4%)								(n/a)	46.2	30.8	42.9		40.0	66.7	37.5	46.2	29.2	58.3	38.5	85.7	49.0	50.0	31.3	23.1	20.8	50.0	23.1	21.4	29.8	$15,076	$2,824	$12,252
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	$35,553	$6,451	$29,102

Frequently Asked Questions about San Diego County Community

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What is the racial makeup of San Diego County Community?

Students at San Diego County Community are 77% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is San Diego County Community a good school?

San Diego County Community ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend San Diego County Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended San Diego County Community.

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