Mt. Signal Virtual Academy
El Centro · CA · Central Union High · Public
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Imperial Valley ROP → Desert Oasis High (Continuation) → Imperial Ave. Holbrook High → Valley Academy → Imperial County Special Education → Renaissance → Desert Valley High (Continuation) → Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community →How Mt. Signal Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about Mt. Signal Virtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Imperial Valley ROP, Desert Oasis High (Continuation), Imperial Ave. Holbrook High 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
≥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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -24.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 60 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Valley ROP El Centro |
Public | 0.4 | — | — |
| Desert Oasis High (Continuation) El Centro |
Public | 1.0 | 138 | +7.8% |
| Imperial Ave. Holbrook High Imperial |
Public | 4.2 | 28 | — |
| Valley Academy El Centro |
Public | 1.5 | 192 | +57.4% |
| Imperial County Special Education El Centro |
Public | 2.5 | 190 | +6.7% |
| Renaissance Brawley |
Public | 13.7 | 22 | — |
| Desert Valley High (Continuation) Brawley |
Public | 13.7 | 162 | -11.5% |
| Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community El Centro |
Public | 2.5 | 11 | — |