Virtual Academy STEAM
Los Angeles · CA · Los Angeles Unified · Public · K-12 combined
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4 → E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2 → Alliance Morgan McKinzie High → Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community → Ednovate - East College Prep → Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet → Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice → Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy →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: Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4, E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2, Alliance Morgan McKinzie 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 -18.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 816 students:
≈ 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4 Los Angeles |
Public | 0.8 | 398 | -2.9% |
| E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2 Los Angeles |
Public | 0.8 | 355 | -15.1% |
| Alliance Morgan McKinzie High Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 450 | -4.5% |
| Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community Los Angeles |
Public | 4.8 | 392 | -20.8% |
| Ednovate - East College Prep Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 314 | -17.2% |
| Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet Los Angeles |
Public | 4.9 | 329 | -3.8% |
| Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice Los Angeles |
Public | 4.8 | 326 | -23.8% |
| Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy Huntington Park |
Public · charter | 5.2 | 332 | -6.2% |