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California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles
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About California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles, a large combined-grade school in Simi Valley, California, run under California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District, serves 5,705 students, covering grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles sits 848% larger than that benchmark.
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District is the operating authority for California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
Demographically, California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 207 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.6:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ventura County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
In the area at large, Ventura County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,797, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles is one campus in the mix.
California Virtual Academy San Mateo is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site. California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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