iHigh Virtual Academy

Set in San Diego, California, iHigh Virtual Academy is a very small elementary campus, one of the schools within San Diego Unified. It works with 148 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 68% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 174 schools in San Diego Unified (94,828 students total), iHigh Virtual Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, iHigh Virtual Academy logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 18% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% White, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, iHigh Virtual Academy has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. iHigh Virtual Academy is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Old Town Academy K-8 Charter, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around iHigh Virtual Academy.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 335%: 34 students in 2018 compared to 148 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 3.7:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for iHigh Virtual Academy typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.