Alternative Education-San Joaquin High

Irvine · CA · Irvine Unified · Public · K-12 combined

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AP rigor: 76th percentile nationally 25 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features

25 AP courses offered — Elite
Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
Gifted & talented program
4 calculus classes · 17 physics · 24 chemistry

Academic signals

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

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AP courses offered

Subject breadth not reported

Students taking AP courses

201

≈100 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings

Advanced math classes

4 calculus · 11 advanced

Lab science classes

17 physics · 24 chemistry

Other rigor signals

Dual-enrollment program
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 · 2020-21

73rd percentile by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

175

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

Essentially all eligible

Senior-heavy / specialty program — takers exceed grade 9-12 enrollment

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

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

4-year graduation rate

75%

Range: 50–100%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

17.1%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

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

36.4%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

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.

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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%