Byron Institute for Independent Study

As a tiny elementary-level community in Discovery Bay, California, Byron Institute for Independent Study enrolls 26 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Byron Union Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 94% below typical.

Within Byron Union Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 1,182 students, Byron Institute for Independent Study is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Byron Institute for Independent Study logs that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% White, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Byron Institute for Independent Study has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Byron Institute for Independent Study higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Byron Institute for Independent Study is one campus in the mix.

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

The campus sits in a town-center setting. Byron Institute for Independent Study delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

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