River Oaks Academy

River Oaks Academy is a multi-level school of tight-knit scale in Westlake Village, California, part of River Oaks Academy District, works with 331 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

River Oaks Academy sits inside River Oaks Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, River Oaks Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 33% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Ventura County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,797, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. River Oaks Academy is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Compass Charter Schools of San Diego, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River Oaks Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. River Oaks Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.