Matt Garcia Career and College Academy

The public middle school Matt Garcia Career and College Academy is located in Fairfield, California. The student body numbers 204 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.

District-wide, Fairfield-Suisun Unified has 31 schools and 20,505 students.

At Matt Garcia Career and College Academy, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. It is also 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Solano County is roughly 30% Hispanic. Matt Garcia Career and College Academy's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.

Matt Garcia Career and College Academy counts 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 81% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Solano County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.

Solano County census figures show that the median household income is $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 110 public schools in Solano County, enrolling about 60,765 students in all.

Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun is located less than a tenth of a mile from Matt Garcia Career and College Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

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