Mission Academy
Acton · Los Angeles County · Acton-Agua Dulce Unified · Public
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- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Soar High (students On Academic Rise), Desert Sands Charter, Antelope Valley Learning Academy and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Campus Breakdown — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCLA → Elite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is down 10.8 pp since 2018-19. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+33.7%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~1,082 | +273 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~1,933 | +1124 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~3,455 | +2646 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Mission Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Acton · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 7100% (1→72 from 2019 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -11%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+33.7%/yr); projects to ~1933 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Academy | Public | 809 | — | +7100% |
| Peer-group median | 9.5% | -11% | ||
| Soar High (students On Academic Rise) | Public | 720 | — | +60% |
| Desert Sands Charter | Public | 604 | — | -63% |
| Antelope Valley Learning Academy | Public | 911 | — | -56% |
| Palmdale Academy Charter | Public | 1075 | 10.0% | +1% |
| Antelope Valley High School | Public | 1378 | 10.6% | -12% |
| Desert Winds Continuation High | Public | 468 | — | -20% |
| Rosamond High Early College Campus | Public | 907 | — | +9% |
| R Rex Parris High School | Public | 418 | — | -39% |
| Littlerock High School | Public | 1556 | 7.8% | +8% |
| Vasquez High School | Public | 417 | 9.0% | -10% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment growth is beating Los Angeles County (+7100.0% vs. -8.1%), but 790 of 1257 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled? Chronic absenteeism is also at 65.1% (up -14.1 pts from 2018-19) — engagement and demand are both signaling decline.
790 of 1,257 students who enrolled at Mission Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (62.8% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Acton-Agua Dulce Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 42.0%
Federal: 9.0%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
What This Means
For School Admins
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