Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter

Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter is a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Victorville, California, run under Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter District. The school serves 886 students in grades 7 through 12.

Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter is a school of Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter records that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Liberty Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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