Desert Trails Preparatory Academy

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, an intimate elementary campus in Adelanto, California, run under Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District, teaches 345 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy sits inside Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Desert Trails Preparatory Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% Black, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Desert Trails Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Desert Trails Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Theodore Vick Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert Trails Preparatory Academy.

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy operates from an outer-ring location. Desert Trails Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.