Galileo Academy 101

Galileo Academy 101 is an average-sized elementary school in Victorville, California, one of the schools within Victor Elementary. The school enrolls 693 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

Within Victor Elementary, which oversees 18 schools and 12,303 students, Galileo Academy 101 is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Galileo Academy 101 reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 10% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, On paper, Galileo Academy 101 has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Galileo Academy 101 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at Galileo Academy 101 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Galileo Academy 101 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 47.0%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Around the school, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Galileo Academy 101 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mojave Vista Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Galileo Academy 101. On composite proficiency, Galileo Academy 101 comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Galileo Academy 101 has showed little movement, going from 698 students in 2018 to 693 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 25.7:1 today.

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