Academy for Academic Excellence

Academy for Academic Excellence operates as a sprawling all-grades campus in Apple Valley, California, part of Academy for Academic Excellence District. Current enrollment sits at 1,489 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 147% bigger than typical.

Academy for Academic Excellence District is the operating authority for Academy for Academic Excellence, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Academy for Academic Excellence lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Academy for Academic Excellence higher than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Academy for Academic Excellence is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Desert Knolls Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Academy for Academic Excellence operates from an outlying location. Academy for Academic Excellence operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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