Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education

Located at 2060 Cameron St., in Ventura, California, Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education is a reasonably sized elementary campus that instructs 455 students (grades K through 8), operated by Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education District.

Operationally, Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education answers to Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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