Oak Knoll Alternative

Oak Knoll Alternative is a very small all-grades campus in Glendora, California, run under Charter Oak Unified. The school serves 107 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Oak Knoll Alternative sits 82% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Charter Oak Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 4,296 students, Oak Knoll Alternative is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Oak Knoll Alternative lists that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 14% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 33.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Knoll Alternative is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Bridges Community Day is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Oak Knoll Alternative delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 106%: 52 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 25% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 33.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Oak Knoll Alternative community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.