Online Academy

Set in Ontario, California, Online Academy is a minimally staffed primary school, run under Ontario-Montclair. It works with 125 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 33 schools in Ontario-Montclair (17,640 students total), Online Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Online Academy records that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 7% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Online Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Online Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sultana Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Online Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.