Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts

Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in Laguna Niguel, California, overseen by Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District, caters to 249 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts is a school of Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 43% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts is one.

The closest other public school is Community Roots Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts operates from a bedroom-community location. As a public charter, Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, members of the Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.