Virtual Academy STEAM

Virtual Academy STEAM, an average-sized combined-grade school in Los Angeles, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified, serves 816 students, covering grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Virtual Academy STEAM sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Virtual Academy STEAM is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Virtual Academy STEAM records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 13% Black, 8% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Virtual Academy STEAM reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Virtual Academy STEAM higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 STEAM is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Virtual Academy STEAM.

Virtual Academy STEAM operates from a bedroom-community location. Virtual Academy STEAM delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

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