Snowline Academy

Snowline Academy is a minimally staffed unified-grade school in Phelan, California, overseen by Snowline Joint Unified. The school hosts 85 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% smaller than the state mean of about 602.

Snowline Joint Unified runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,074 students. Snowline Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Snowline Academy reports that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 31% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Snowline Academy shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for San Bernardino County shows the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Snowline Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pinon Mesa Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Snowline Academy has rose 42%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 33% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.