Green Valley Independent Study

Located at 35948 Susan St., in Yucaipa, California, Green Valley Independent Study is a rural-scale elementary campus that hosts 77 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 465.

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,519 students. Green Valley Independent Study is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Green Valley Independent Study logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 40% White, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Green Valley Independent Study higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at Green Valley Independent Study qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Green Valley Independent Study is one.

Green Valley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Green Valley Independent Study's enrollment has expanded 97% since 2018, when it stood at 39 (now 77). White enrollment moved from 54% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.