Alternative Education-San Joaquin High
Irvine · CA · Irvine Unified · Public · K-12 combined
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Creekside High → Unity Middle College High → OUSD Home Sch → Irvine Adult Transition Programs → REACH Academy → Citrus Springs Charter → Hillview High (Continuation) → OCCS:CHEP/PCHS →At a glance
- 25 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 4 calculus classes · 17 physics · 24 chemistry
- AP rigor: 76th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 73rd percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 75% in 2019 (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Alternative Education-San Joaquin High compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 24% nationally with 25 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Creekside High, Unity Middle College High, OUSD Home Sch and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
76th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2173rd percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Targeted Assistance eligible
35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance
35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside High Irvine |
Public | 0.0 | 78 | -28.4% |
| Unity Middle College High Orange |
Public · charter | 7.5 | 57 | -43.6% |
| OUSD Home Sch Orange |
Public | 6.6 | 52 | — |
| Irvine Adult Transition Programs Irvine |
Public | 1.0 | 117 | +36.0% |
| REACH Academy Santa Ana |
Public | 4.4 | 34 | — |
| Citrus Springs Charter Santa Ana |
Public · charter | 5.5 | 34 | — |
| Hillview High (Continuation) Tustin |
Public | 3.2 | 142 | -28.3% |
| OCCS:CHEP/PCHS Tustin |
Public | 2.3 | 156 | -33.0% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantAlternative Education-San Joaquin High is a public high school in Irvine, CA, enrolling 88 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 25 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 76% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
175 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 73% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Alternative Education-San Joaquin High offer? Alternative Education-San Joaquin High offers 25 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 76% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Alternative Education-San Joaquin High's graduation rate? Alternative Education-San Joaquin High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Alternative Education-San Joaquin High? Alternative Education-San Joaquin High is a public high school in Irvine, CA, enrolling 88 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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