Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship

As a reasonably sized unified-grade school in Tarzana, California, Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship instructs 641 students from grades K through 12, run under Los Angeles Unified.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship higher than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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