Valencia Academy of the Arts

Valencia Academy of the Arts operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Pico Rivera, California, operated by El Rancho Unified. Current enrollment sits at 398 students spanning grades K through 5.

Valencia Academy of the Arts is one of 13 schools operated by El Rancho Unified, a district that serves 6,716 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Valencia Academy of the Arts logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Valencia Academy of the Arts has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 82% 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 above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valencia Academy of the Arts is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.4%; this one delivers 47.4%, a residual of +17.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Valencia Academy of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ruben Salazar Continuation, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Valencia Academy of the Arts comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Valencia Academy of the Arts's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 398).

On the community side, members of the Valencia Academy of the Arts community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.