Orcutt Academy Charter

Orcutt Academy Charter, an average-sized combined-grade school in Orcutt, California, one of the schools within Orcutt Union Elementary, serves 812 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 602.

Orcutt Union Elementary comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,911 students; Orcutt Academy Charter is among them.

In terms of who attends, Orcutt Academy Charter shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Santa Barbara County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Orcutt Academy Charter has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Santa Barbara County's rate of about 68%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Orcutt Academy Charter tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

In the broader community, Santa Barbara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $98,161 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Barbara County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), of which Orcutt Academy Charter is one.

Orcutt Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Orcutt Academy Charter comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. Orcutt Academy Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Orcutt Academy Charter's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 776 (now 812). The White share of enrollment declined from 54% to 38% over that span.

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