📍 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95131
Opportunity Youth Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alberto Verduzco. It is part of the Santa Clara County Office of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 33.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Opportunity Youth Academy enrolls 337 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 10.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 33.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 296 | 88% |
| White | 15 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 337 students (85%) 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.
Opportunity Youth Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Opportunity Youth Academy is one of 4 schools in Santa Clara County Office of Education, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 1,217 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Opportunity Youth Academy is close to the district average of about 304 students per school.
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