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Orion Alternative

Alternative School · Redwood City, CA

Orion Alternative is a alternative school school in Redwood City, California, serving grades KG–05 with 512 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
512
Teachers (FTE)
23.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 147 29%
Two or more races 124 24%
White 117 23%
Asian 112 22%
Black or African American 8 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 1%
Total enrollment 512 276M / 236F

English Language Learners: 84 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.03 grade levels
Math
-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
36
7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 512 100%

Contact & Location

555 Avenue Del Ora

Redwood City, CA 94063

Phone: (650)482-2412

http://orion.rcsdk8.net/

District

Redwood City Elementary

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,221

District enrollment: 6,329

NCES ID

063213008182

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD