California Virtual Academy San Mateo

Located in Simi Valley, California, California Virtual Academy San Mateo is a large school serving multiple grade levels. The school teaches kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,136 students. That is 89% bigger than the average of about 602 students for combined schools in California.

California Virtual Academy San Mateo falls under California Virtual Academy San Mateo District.

At California Virtual Academy San Mateo, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 44%. Smaller groups are 20% White, 15% Asian, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Ventura County residents are about 44% Hispanic, a similar share. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at California Virtual Academy San Mateo are from different groups.

California Virtual Academy San Mateo has a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.9:1, with 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, combined schools in California average 18.6:1. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ventura County is similar, at 59%.

In Ventura County, median household income comes to about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 238, with about 147,841 students.

California Virtual Academy San Mateo's closest public school neighbor is California Virtual Academy at Fresno, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of California Virtual Academy San Mateo, there are at least 8 other public schools.

California Virtual Academy San Mateo has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size. Federal records list California Virtual Academy San Mateo as a charter school. California Virtual Academy San Mateo is classified as a virtual school.

In 2020-21, California Virtual Academy San Mateo enrolled 1,056 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,136. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 31.1:1 in 2020-21 to 26.9:1 in 2024-25.

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