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Val Verde Academy

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Val Verde Academy ranks 1699 th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 38% of California alternative schools

Summary

Val Verde Academy is a small, K-12 alternative public school in Perris, CA, serving 151 students within the Val Verde Unified district, and it stands out for its exceptional success in helping students graduate.

The school's most defining feature is its near-perfect graduation rate, which consistently outperforms state averages, demonstrating a strong commitment to seeing every student through to a diploma. This is a significant achievement, especially when compared to some nearby alternative schools like Keith McCarthy Academy or online options such as Moreno Valley Online Academy, which have lower graduation rates. However, this success in graduation comes with a notable contrast in standardized test scores, particularly in math and science, which are below state averages. In this regard, schools like Sage Oak Charter School - South and Santa Rosa Academy show stronger alignment between high graduation rates and high test scores.

Val Verde Academy operates with a high level of financial resources per student, suggesting significant investment in support services. A key strength is in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates are strong and exceed both district and state averages. Recent data also shows promising improvements in reducing chronic absenteeism. When compared to specialized schools in the area, such as those serving students in the juvenile court or special education systems, Val Verde's academic outcomes are substantially stronger, positioning it as a vital option for students seeking an alternative path to graduation.

151

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,362

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

972 Morgan St.
Perris, CA 92571-3103

(951) 443-2450

District: Val Verde Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

African American:

12.6%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2022 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,699^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

903^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

968^th of 1,543Val Verde Unified among California districts

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
2024	36.8	3383 of 5869	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3745 of 5859	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4589 of 5883	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	2151 of 3311	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	4296 of 5635	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	2195 of 5107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2801 of 5087	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4180 of 5084	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	2817 of 5517	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	3015 of 5363	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3568 of 5264	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	3659 of 5638	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4413 of 5663	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1699 of 2761	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1637 of 2783	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2250 of 2781	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2286 of 2740	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	1111 of 2715	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	894 of 2497	64.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	517 of 637	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	846 of 1540	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	1786 of 2551	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2027 of 2531	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2217 of 2509	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	1356 of 2395	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1209 of 2388	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1812 of 2374	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1686 of 2359	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1363 of 2542	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1354 of 2579	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1959 of 2531	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1843 of 2458	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	1717 of 2552	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2382 of 2538	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1945 of 2527	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	903 of 2162	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	1590 of 2159	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1559 of 2170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1378 of 2123	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1494 of 2133	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	1149 of 2021	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	1119 of 2039	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.2	914 of 1994	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.2	1133 of 2426	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.9	205 of 2354	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	50.9	773 of 2367	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	830 of 1906	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	1220 of 1915	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1588 of 1915	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1417 of 1858	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1310 of 1833	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	751 of 1900	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	1375 of 1902	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1320 of 1917	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1016 of 1861	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	963 of 2013	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	1425 of 2026	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1443 of 2030	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1135 of 1943	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1389 of 1937	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	1875 of 1948	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1175 of 1963	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1108 of 1916	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)49th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2022)24th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)45th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2022)19th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+12 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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 (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 10th 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
Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	151	11	13.8	85.4%	6 (4.0%)	19 (12.6%)	116 (76.8%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)		18.8		31.6		25.7						43.8	73.7	60.4						18.8	10.5	18.8	96.7		96.7		96.7		$20,362	$491	$19,871
Moreno Valley Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	24521 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 571-4970	722	19	38.6	89.9%	49 (6.8%)	91 (12.6%)	517 (71.6%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)								(n/a)	8.3	8.6		8.2	4.6	8.0	23.5	4.4	12.5	23.3	5.8	12.3	27.2	18.6	0.0	4.4	4.2	10.0	8.0	1.8	3.5	4.4							$15,554	$1,840	$13,714
Alessandro	Public, Alternative	K-12	23311 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4510	46	7	6.4	87.0%	3 (6.5%)	13 (28.3%)	28 (60.9%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														0.0								0.0							$70,217	$9,402	$60,815
Summit View Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	62	2	26.1	77.4%	19 (30.6%)	3 (4.8%)	35 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)						16.7								40.0								10.0							$34,157	$2,047	$32,110
California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	350	66	5.3	42.0%	92 (26.3%)	12 (3.4%)	222 (63.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	6.3			2.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	4.8	5.0	15.8	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.0	0.0	5.3	3.1
Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,736	76	22.6	24.1%	575 (33.1%)	79 (4.6%)	848 (48.8%)	106 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.7%)								(n/a)	46.9	43.9		34.6		41.5	62.4	58.1	60.4	54.4	62.6	55.6	52.2	57.8	61.5	60.2	43.6	33.7	40.1	38.6	26.5	41.5	93.9	97.4	94.7	95.6	96.5	96.5	$11,238	$356	$10,882
Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 276-2006	524	32	16.2	85.7%	72 (13.7%)	43 (8.2%)	355 (67.7%)	23 (4.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (3.8%)								(n/a)	50.0	40.7		35.8		41.6	40.7	47.2	71.1	48.8	60.0	51.9	54.0	53.9	55.6	36.1	39.5	24.4	55.0	42.3	47.5	42.7							$23,676	$6,911	$16,765
Keith McCarthy Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1405 Education Way	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 253-7777	332	18	18.4	78.9%	100 (30.1%)	15 (4.5%)	188 (56.6%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)	6.7	4.7		5.0		5.1	30.8	14.3	53.3	25.8	11.1	20.5	25.9	23.7	23.1	7.1	13.3	10.0	0.0	4.7	3.3	6.2							$15,602	$3,464	$12,138
Riverside County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	104	7	14.8	97.1%	9 (8.7%)	22 (21.2%)	72 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)													4.2	3.9							0.0	0.0							$11,269	$4,705	$6,564
Riverside County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92502	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6476	584	72	8.1	54.6%	72 (12.3%)	26 (4.5%)	450 (77.1%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				3.0	0.0	16.7	6.3	0.0		6.3		5.7	7.1	16.7	6.3	0.0		13.3		9.3							$89,638	$6,196	$83,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Val Verde Academy

How many students attend Val Verde Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Val Verde Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Val Verde Academy?

Students at Val Verde Academy are 77% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Val Verde Academy in?

Val Verde Unified

Is Val Verde Academy a good school?

Val Verde Academy ranks 1699^th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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