Notable Charter and Private Schools in California

This directory-style roundup highlights 50 charter and private schools in California, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

Institutions

• River Springs Charter — Temecula, California.
• Blue Ridge Academy — San Dimas, California.
• Highlands Community Charter — Sacramento, California.
• Visions In Education — Carmichael, California.
• Granada Hills Charter — Granada Hills, California.
• California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles — Simi Valley, California.
• California Connections Academy Southern California — San Juan Capistrano, California.
• Pacific Coast Academy — Poway, California.
• Mission Vista Academy — Beaumont, California.
• Heartland Charter — Maricopa, California.
• Laurel Springs School — Ojai, California.
• Cabrillo Point Academy — Poway, California.
• El Camino Real Charter High — Woodland Hills, California.
• iLEAD Hybrid — Acton, California.
• Granite Mountain Charter — Lucerne Valley, California.
• California Virtual Academy @ San Diego — Simi Valley, California.
• Birmingham Community Charter High — Lake Balboa, California.
• Sage Oak Charter — Redlands, California.
• Ocean Grove Charter — Placerville, California.
• Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) — San Francisco, California.
• Palisades Charter High — Pacific Palisades, California.
• Assurance Learning Academy — Lancaster, California.
• Vaughn Next Century Learning Center — San Fernando, California.
• Cottonwood — El Dorado Hills, California.
• Grover Cleveland Charter High — Reseda, California.
• California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin — Simi Valley, California.
• Yosemite Valley Charter — Fresno, California.
• Riverside Preparatory — Oro Grande, California.
• Helix High — La Mesa, California.
• Clayton Valley Charter High — Concord, California.
• Summit Charter Academy — Porterville, California.
• Feather River Charter — Sacramento, California.
• Options For Youth - Duarte Inc — Covina, California.
• San Diego Workforce Innovation High — National City, California.
• South Sutter Charter — Placerville, California.
• Palmdale Aerospace Academy — Palmdale, California.
• OCSA — Santa Ana, California.
• California Innovative Career Academy — Sacramento, California.
• Excelsior Charter — Victorville, California.
• Steele Canyon High — Spring Valley, California.
• Taft Charter High — Woodland Hills, California.
• Sky Mountain Charter — Placerville, California.
• Alta Vista Innovation High — Hesperia, California.
• Harker — San Jose, California.
• Literacy First Charter — El Cajon, California.
• Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle — Northridge, California.
• Clarksville Charter — Orangevile, California.
• Wonderful College Prep Academy — Delano, California.
• George Ellery Hale Charter Academy — Woodland Hills, California.
• Natomas Charter — Sacramento, California.

Selection and source notes

This list combines public charter-school profiles and private-school profiles for broad discovery; those are distinct school types, not equivalent governance models.

COSMIQ profiles record 2022 as the source year for public charter-school and private-school enrollment records. Private-school profiles use NCES Private School Universe Survey data; source coverage and school types differ.

Source references: COSMIQ education profiles; NCES Common Core of Data (charter profiles) and Private School Universe Survey (private-school profiles).

The article includes 50 profiles from the largest available enrollment estimates in this category. This is a size-based selection, not a “best schools” or academic-quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.