Aspen Valley Prep Academy

Aspen Valley Prep Academy is an elementary school of cozy scale in Fresno, California, overseen by Aspen Valley Prep Academy District, serveing 320 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Aspen Valley Prep Academy sits inside Aspen Valley Prep Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Aspen Valley Prep Academy reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 11% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Aspen Valley Prep Academy records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Aspen Valley Prep Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Aspen Valley Prep Academy is one.

Wilson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Aspen Valley Prep Academy operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, Aspen Valley Prep Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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