Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment

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

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Programs & features
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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 of the Arts & Entertainment compares for families

What families should know about Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High, Environmental Charter High - Gardena, Renaissance High School for the Arts 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

87.5%
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 103 in 2022 to 121 in 2024 — over 2 years.
+17.5%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -15.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 878 students:

2025
747
2027
540
2029
391

≈ 487 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 487 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $11,748,388/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.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High
Carson
Public 2.4 474 -5.8%
Environmental Charter High - Gardena
Gardena
Public · charter 5.0 454 +298.2%
Renaissance High School for the Arts
Long Beach
Public 6.2 396 -13.2%
International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex
South Gate
Public 7.5 435 -13.0%
Ednovate - South LA College Prep
Los Angeles
Public · charter 7.3 394 +69.1%
Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High
Los Angeles
Public · charter 6.1 474 -6.1%
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale
Lawndale
Public · charter 6.4 488 -5.2%
TEACH Tech Charter High
Los Angeles
Public · charter 7.0 363 -23.3%

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