Mojave River Academy - Route 66

Set in Victorville, California, Mojave River Academy - Route 66 is a small unified-grade school, part of Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District. It caters to 450 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Operationally, Mojave River Academy - Route 66 answers to Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Mojave River Academy - Route 66 reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 20% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Mojave River Academy - Route 66 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Across the wider county, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Mojave River Academy - Route 66 is one.

The closest other public school is Irwin Academy of Performing Arts, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Mojave River Academy - Route 66 is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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