📍 4730 Sterling Hills Dr., Antioch, Contra Costa County, 94531
Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Antioch, Contra Costa County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elaina Lewis. It is part of the Antioch Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy enrolls 431 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 27% |
| Asian | 46 | 11% |
| White | 43 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 24 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
347 of the school's 431 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy is one of 25 schools in Antioch Unified, based in Antioch, California. The district serves 15,253 students district-wide and employs 713 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 610 students per school.
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