Venture Academy

Set in Stockton, California, Venture Academy is a high-enrollment all-grades campus, part of Venture Academy District. It enrolls 1,657 students across grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 175% above the state mean of about 602.

Venture Academy is a school of Venture Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Venture Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school logs 11% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Venture Academy reports 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Venture Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Venture Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for San Joaquin County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Venture Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: San Joaquin County Community, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Venture Academy.

Venture Academy operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Venture Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.