Goodwill Independent Study

Goodwill Independent Study is one of the rural-scale secondary schools in Victorville, California, part of Victor Valley Union High, with 187 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 78% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 11 schools in Victor Valley Union High (11,532 students total), Goodwill Independent Study accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Goodwill Independent Study reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Goodwill Independent Study has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 30.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Goodwill Independent Study is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Goodwill High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Goodwill Independent Study.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

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