# Virtual Academy STEAM

*Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/llm*

Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles

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## Core identification
- **NCES School ID**: `062271014633`
- **School name**: Virtual Academy STEAM
- **Location**: Los Angeles, CA 90063
- **Address**: 4010 East Ramboz Dr.
- **District**: Los Angeles Unified (LEAID `0622710`)
- **Sector**: Public
- **School type**: Alternative/other
- **School level**: Other
- **Grade range**: 0–12
- **Coordinates**: 34.05345, -118.17801
- **Phone**: (323)673-5544
- **Website**: http://steamacad.lausd.org

## Enrollment (2024)
- **Students**: 816
- **Teachers (FTE)**: 41
- **Student-teacher ratio**: 19.9:1
- **Free/reduced lunch**: 82.6%

## State accountability rating
- **System**: CA Dashboard
- **Year**: 2024
- **Overall rating**: Red
- **Indicators**:
  - elpi: Orange
  - math: Red
  - college_career: Yellow
  - ela: Red
  - chronic_absent: Red
  - graduation: Orange

## Academic performance (state assessments)
### 2024
- **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 23.6% proficient — 450 tested
- **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 20.0% proficient
- **Math (CA SBAC)**: 20.0% proficient

## Graduation rates
- **2024**: 57.8% (cohort of 109)

## Attendance
- **2024**: chronic absence 63.0% (393 students) [source: ca_dashboard]

## Demographics (2023)
- **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 78.5%

## Finance
### School-level (ESSA 2023-24)
- **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $18,522
- **Federal share**: $3,198
- **State + local share**: $15,324
- **Enrolled for PPE calc**: 878
### District F-33 (2022)
- **District per-pupil revenue**: $28,701,983
- **Federal share**: 19.2%
- **State share**: 54.5%
- **Local share**: 26.3%
- **Instructional spending per pupil**: $11,126,340

## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023)
- **Median household income**: $89,718
- **Poverty rate**: 13.3%
- **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 17.6%
- **Unemployment**: 10.9%
- **Median gross rent**: $1,489
- **Foreign-born residents**: 35.7%
- **Single-parent households**: 14.4%

## Environmental context
- **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 3.4 miles (EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES VERNON)
- **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 9
- **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 233
- **Nearest brownfield**: 0.90 miles (ANTHONY QUINN LIBRARY)

### Water safety
- **Public water system**: LOS ANGELES-CITY, DEPT. OF WATER & POWER
- **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 4
- **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Most recent violation**: 2018-01-01

### Air quality
- **PM2.5 annual average**: 12.1636 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9)
- **Nearest monitor**: 2.9 miles

## Nearby schools performing better

### chronic absence
- **Robert F. Kennedy Elementary** — 0.0 mi away, 22.2% (this school: 63%)
- **City Terrace Elementary** — 0.4 mi away, 21.1% (this school: 63%)
- **William R. Anton Elementary** — 0.5 mi away, 28.2% (this school: 63%)
- **Harrison Street Elementary** — 0.6 mi away, 34.5% (this school: 63%)
- **E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2** — 0.8 mi away, 1.5% (this school: 63%)

### ela proficiency
- **Robert F. Kennedy Elementary** — 0.0 mi away, 40% (this school: 21.8%)
- **City Terrace Elementary** — 0.4 mi away, 46.1% (this school: 21.8%)
- **William R. Anton Elementary** — 0.5 mi away, 30.35% (this school: 21.8%)
- **Harrison Street Elementary** — 0.6 mi away, 28.35% (this school: 21.8%)
- **Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet** — 0.8 mi away, 30.7% (this school: 21.8%)

### graduation rate
- **E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2** — 0.8 mi away, 87% (this school: 57.8%)
- **Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4** — 0.8 mi away, 92% (this school: 57.8%)
- **Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #5** — 0.8 mi away, 92% (this school: 57.8%)
- **Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet** — 0.8 mi away, 90.1% (this school: 57.8%)
- **Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3** — 0.8 mi away, 87% (this school: 57.8%)

### math proficiency
- **City Terrace Elementary** — 0.4 mi away, 52% (this school: 20%)
- **Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep** — 1.0 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **Malabar Street Elementary** — 1.1 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **Marianna Avenue Elementary** — 1.3 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **L.A. County High School for the Arts** — 1.3 mi away, 52% (this school: 20%)

## Related data feeds
- **Profile (human)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles
- **Performance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/performance
- **Finance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/finance
- **Demographics**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/demographics
- **Inclusion**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/inclusion
- **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/context
- **Attendance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/attendance
- **Discipline**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/discipline
- **Outcomes**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/outcomes
- **Workforce**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/virtual-academy-steam-los-angeles/workforce

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*Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). Aggregated by WhatSchool.ai.*

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