📍 4717 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, 91214
Verdugo Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in La Crescenta, Los Angeles County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Glendale Unified school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Verdugo Academy enrolls 224 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 139 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 23% |
| Asian | 21 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 224 students (47%) 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.
Verdugo Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Verdugo Academy is one of 34 schools in Glendale Unified, based in Glendale, California. The district serves 25,329 students district-wide and employs 1,049 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Verdugo Academy is smaller than the district average of about 745 students per school.