Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy

Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in San Bernardino, California, run under Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy District, with 244 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% below the state mean of about 838.

Operationally, Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy answers to Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, 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%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Vermont Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. As a public charter, Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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