Alisal Virtual Academy

Alisal Virtual Academy is one of the minimally staffed K-5 schools in Salinas, California, one of the schools within Alisal Union, with 22 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 6. That puts it 95% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Alisal Union runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,303 students. Alisal Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Alisal Virtual Academy logs that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Alisal Virtual Academy has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, census data for Monterey County shows median household earnings sit near $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Alisal Virtual Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Creekside Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Alisal Virtual Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Alisal Virtual Academy typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.