Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment is a public virtual alternative school located in Carson, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,214 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Despite its name, the school faces significant challenges, with a 4-year graduation rate of 67.9%, which is significantly lower than the state average of 86.8% and the Los Angeles Unified School District average of 77.3%. The school also has a high dropout rate of 21.4%, more than double the state average of 9.0% and the Los Angeles Unified School District average of 10.3%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 65.8%, much higher than the state average of 16.1% and the Los Angeles Unified School District average of 26.1%. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.
Interestingly, nearby schools such as Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy, Downey Unified Virtual Academy at Lynn L. Pace Educational Center, and Redondo Beach Virtual Learning generally have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better test scores compared to Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment. This may be due to the school's high percentage of students (72.16%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population, as well as its relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.6.
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment ranks 3955th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
Students at Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment are 74% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.
Los Angeles Unified
In the 2023-24 school year, 894 students attended Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment.