Bayside STEAM Academy

Bayside STEAM Academy is a compact K-5 school in Imperial Beach, California, run under South Bay Union. The school educates 362 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 12 schools in South Bay Union (5,513 students total), Bayside STEAM Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bayside STEAM Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bayside STEAM Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bayside STEAM Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.0%.

Across the wider county, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Bayside STEAM Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Imperial Beach Charter, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bayside STEAM Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bayside STEAM Academy at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Bayside STEAM Academy operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bayside STEAM Academy's enrollment has decreased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 534 (now 362). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 today.

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