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Epic California Academy
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 312 | 31% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 81% smaller than its 8th grade class (312).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,022 | 40.5 | 25.3:1 | 45% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 1,064 | 34.8 | 30.6:1 | 45% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 1,005 | 29.8 | 33.8:1 | 41% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 30 | 26.1:1 | 50% (389) |
About Epic California Academy
Epic California Academy is the name of a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Anaheim, California. It has an enrollment of 1,022 students in kindergarten through 12. On average, combined schools in California enroll around 602, and this school is 70% larger than that mark.
Epic California Academy falls under Epic California Academy District.
About 46% of students at Epic California Academy are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 19% White, 15% Black, 13% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Epic California Academy are from different groups.
Epic California Academy has 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1. Across combined schools in California, the average ratio is 18.6:1. The school has 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points below the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
The school is in Orange County, where median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County's 649 public schools enroll about 430,458 students and include Epic California Academy.
Epic California Academy is about 0.6 miles from Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Epic California Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter. Epic California Academy is classified as a virtual school.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,022, up from 783 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Epic California Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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