Launch Virtual Academy

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · San Diego, California

Launch Virtual Academy in San Diego, California enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 27.9 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 54-63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

577 students in 2022-23, 581 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.1 to 27.9.

Students enrolled at Launch Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235772023-245812024-25578
Students enrolled at Launch Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235772023-245812024-25578
Students enrolled at Launch Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235772023-245812024-25578
Students enrolled at Launch Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235772023-245812024-25578
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357732.118.0
2023-2458135.316.5
2024-2557827.920.7

20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Launch Virtual Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLaunch Virtual Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Launch Virtual Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLaunch Virtual Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Launch Virtual Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLaunch Virtual Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Launch Virtual Academy 20.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLaunch Virtual Academy 20.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 139 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Launch Virtual Academy enrolled 640 students and had 4.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.6, one per 139 of the 640 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent75.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.6% of students were Hispanic, 9.9% White, 4.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.6%
  2. White9.9%
  3. Asian4.8%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. Two or more races3.6%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Launch Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 54-63% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254‑63%46%45%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%27% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 115 students in Launch Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%89%86.2%
Students in the class1156,923495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in San Diego

50 public high schools in San Diego report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Del Norte High2,55723.89.3%
Torrey Pines High2,53625.113.6%
Henry High2,48526.330.8%
Rancho Bernardo High2,21024.514.2%
Mira Mesa High2,18725.339.5%
Canyon Crest Academy2,14725.88.8%
Westview High2,11624.411.6%
Hoover High2,01122.979.0%

All public schools in San Diego →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Launch Virtual Academy

  1. Southwest Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 1,563 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Montgomery Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,568 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Launch Virtual Academy with Southwest Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sweetwater Union High School District spends per student$15,327 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,327
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaLaunch Virtual Academy is the number 960 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#960 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.20.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Launch Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend Launch Virtual Academy?
    578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 577 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Diego, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Launch Virtual Academy?
    20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Launch Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    Launch Virtual Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Launch Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Launch Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 54-63% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Launch Virtual Academy?
    80-84% of the 115 students in Launch Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Launch Virtual Academy in?
    Sweetwater Union High School District, NCES district ID 0638640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063864014532 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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