📍 253 E. Ross Ave., El Centro, Imperial County, 92243
Valley Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in El Centro, Imperial County. The school has 159 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Monalisa Vitela. It is part of the Imperial County Office of Education school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Valley Academy enrolls 159 students across grades K–12. The student body is 69% male and 31% female. A teaching staff of 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 92% |
| White | 10 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 159 students (95%) 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.
Valley Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Valley Academy is one of 4 schools in Imperial County Office of Education, based in El Centro, California. The district serves 521 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 159 students, Valley Academy is larger than the district average of about 130 students per school.