NextGeneration STEAM Academy

NextGeneration STEAM Academy operates as a large elementary school in Lathrop, California, operated by NextGeneration STEAM Academy District. Current enrollment sits at 797 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% above the state mean of about 465.

NextGeneration STEAM Academy is a school of NextGeneration STEAM Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NextGeneration STEAM Academy records that the largest single group is Asian at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% White. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NextGeneration STEAM Academy has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at NextGeneration STEAM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

In the broader community, San Joaquin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which NextGeneration STEAM Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: River Islands Technology Academy II, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. As a public charter, NextGeneration STEAM Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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