Vista Heritage Global Academy

Vista Heritage Global Academy, a small 6-8 campus in Santa Ana, California, run under Vista Heritage Global Academy District, enrolls 369 students, covering grades 6 through 9. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Vista Heritage Global Academy sits 44% smaller than that benchmark.

Vista Heritage Global Academy District is the operating authority for Vista Heritage Global Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Vista Heritage Global Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Vista Heritage Global Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Vista Heritage Global Academy is one campus in the mix.

Vista Condor Global Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vista Heritage Global Academy.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, Vista Heritage Global Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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