Rim Virtual Academy

Rim Virtual Academy, an one-room-style multi-level school in Lake Arrowhead, California, operated by Rim of the World Unified, works with 80 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% leaner than the state mean of about 602.

Rim of the World Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,874 students. Rim Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rim Virtual Academy shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rim Virtual Academy has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Rim Virtual Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

Zooming out to the county, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Rim Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Mountain High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On the community side, the feed for Rim Virtual Academy typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.