Academic Performance
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
No academic proficiency data available.
Located in Soledad, CA. Serving grades KG through 12.
Soledad Virtual Academy is an alternative school serving grades seven through twelve in the Soledad Unified School District. The school operates as a virtual program at a small scale, with a student body of about sixty students concentrated heavily in the high school grades. The enrollment is almost entirely Hispanic or Latino, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of Soledad and the broader Salinas Valley agricultural community.
The school's most recent state testing data, from spring 2024, comes from a very small cohort. Grade seven had a handful of students tested in both mathematics and English language arts; grade eight had a similarly small group in those subjects plus science. Because the tested populations in each grade and subject are so small, California suppressed the proficiency rates themselves, making direct performance comparison impossible. What is visible is participation: most students in grade eight participated fully in testing, while grade seven participation fell slightly short of universal. The participation rates suggest the school is administering required assessments, though the suppressed results mean a parent cannot see how this school's students are performing relative to state benchmarks or other schools in the county.
Soledad Virtual Academy's structure as a virtual, alternative program positions it outside the typical K-12 pathway. It serves students in grades seven through twelve, but the enrollment is skewed toward the upper grades, with almost no presence in kindergarten through sixth grade. This grade distribution suggests the school may primarily serve older students who have experienced disruption or who prefer a remote learning model, or it may have launched as a secondary program. The small total enrollment and the absence of younger grades mean there is no kindergarten-to-fifth-grade pipeline and no traditional elementary presence.
The school sits within Soledad Unified, a district that in November 2024 received voter approval for a school facilities bond. That bond funds renovations, ADA compliance upgrades, and new athletic infrastructure at Soledad High School. For families considering where to enroll, this represents a long-term property tax commitment in the district, though the benefits accrue primarily to students in the traditional high school rather than to the virtual academy.
Soledad itself is a small Salinas Valley city with a predominantly Hispanic and Latino population, a government and agriculture-anchored economy, and modest household incomes relative to the state. The city is in an active growth phase with major housing annexations planned. Housing values in the zip code are moderate by state standards, though a mortgage on a median home in the area would consume a substantial share of the median household income.
State testing data for this school is too sparse to allow meaningful academic comparison. A parent considering this school would need to speak directly with Soledad Virtual Academy about its program structure, outcomes data for its own cohorts, and how it serves the population it enrolls.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.