Adelanto Virtual Academy

Adelanto Virtual Academy is a very small K-5 school in Victorville, California, overseen by Adelanto Elementary. The school teaches 85 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Adelanto Virtual Academy is one of 15 schools operated by Adelanto Elementary, a district that teaches 7,660 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Adelanto Virtual Academy logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Black, 13% multiracial, 6% White, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Adelanto Virtual Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Adelanto Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oro Grande Elementary, roughly 2.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Adelanto Virtual Academy operates from a residential location. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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