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Virtual Academy STEAM

Los Angeles · CA · Los Angeles Unified · Public · K-12 combined

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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Virtual Academy STEAM compares for families

What families should know about Virtual Academy STEAM.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2, Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4, Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #5 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

82.6%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 128 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 — over 2 years.
-42.2%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -18.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 816 students:

2025
667
2027
445
2029
297

≈ 519 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $24,124 per student in district revenue, the 519 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $12,520,356/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2
Los Angeles
Public 0.8 355 -15.1%
Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4
Los Angeles
Public 0.8 398 -2.9%
Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #5
Los Angeles
Public 0.8 121 -47.4%
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet
Los Angeles
Public 0.8 243 -36.1%
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3
Los Angeles
Public 0.8 263 -27.1%
Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science
Los Angeles
Public · charter 0.8 558 -2.8%
Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep
Los Angeles
Public · charter 1.0 48
Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High
Los Angeles
Public 1.0 256 +77.8%

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