Carlsbad Village Academy

Carlsbad Village Academy operates as a tiny secondary school in Carlsbad, California, one of the schools within Carlsbad Unified. Current enrollment sits at 38 students spanning grades 10 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 95% leaner than typical.

Across the 16 schools in Carlsbad Unified (10,678 students total), Carlsbad Village Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Carlsbad Village Academy records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Carlsbad Village Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that median household earnings sit near $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%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Carlsbad Village Academy is one campus in the mix.

Carlsbad Seaside Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Carlsbad Village Academy's enrollment has ticked down 54% since 2018, when it stood at 83 (now 38). Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.