Invictus Academy of Richmond

Invictus Academy of Richmond is a senior high of intimate scale in El Cerrito, California, one of the schools within Invictus Academy of Richmond District, hosting 403 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Invictus Academy of Richmond sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Invictus Academy of Richmond District is the operating authority for Invictus Academy of Richmond, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Invictus Academy of Richmond reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 12% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Invictus Academy of Richmond shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Contra Costa County indicate median household income runs about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Invictus Academy of Richmond is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Fred T. Korematsu Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. As a public charter, Invictus Academy of Richmond runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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