Other / mixed grade configuration · Lost Hills, CA

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills

Federal NCES profile for Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060185314168Charter school
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#2 of 3
public schools in Lost Hills · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
16.7:1
small classes for California
58.7%
free-lunch eligible

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills has class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lost Hills, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+34 students YoY

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills grew from 504 students in 2022-23 to 538 in 2023-24 (+6.7%).

Teacher FTE added 32.2 → 35.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+34 students YoY 060185314168 · Lost Hills, CA Other · MID · CHARTER

535 enr · 16.7:1 · 58.7% lunch · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: Red Level School (535 students)

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills grew from 504 students in 2022-23 to 538 in 2023-24 (+6.7%). Teacher FTE added 32.2 → 35.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills compares

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.7:1 ▼ 22% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 58.7% ▲ 6% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 535 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
535
Bigger than 66% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
58.7%
free-lunch eligible - 6% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 15% in California - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
20.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,540
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 535 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 97.6%
White 1.5%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 97.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.7, Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District reports $21,540 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills

How many students attend Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills?

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills has 535 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lost Hills, CA. CCD year-over-year: 504 (2022-23) → 538 (2023-24), up 34.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills?

The student-teacher ratio at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is 16.7:1, which is 22% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills?

58.7% of students at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills?

The largest demographic group at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is Hispanic or Latino at 97.6% of enrollment, in Lost Hills, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills?

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills rank among public schools in Lost Hills?

By Resource Investment Index, Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lost Hills, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District?

None; Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District is a single-school charter district, and Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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