# Launch Virtual Academy

*Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/launch-virtual-academy-san-diego/llm*

Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/launch-virtual-academy-san-diego

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## Core identification
- **NCES School ID**: `063864014532`
- **School name**: Launch Virtual Academy
- **Location**: San Diego, CA 92154
- **Address**: 2710 Iris Ave.
- **District**: Sweetwater Union High (LEAID `0638640`)
- **Sector**: Public
- **School type**: Alternative/other
- **School level**: High
- **Grade range**: 7–12
- **Coordinates**: 32.56978, -117.07442
- **Phone**: (619)796-7624
- **Website**: http://launch.sweetwaterschools.org

## Enrollment (2024)
- **Students**: 578
- **Teachers (FTE)**: 27
- **Student-teacher ratio**: 21.4:1
- **Free/reduced lunch**: 51.2%

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

## Academic performance (state assessments)
### 2024
- **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 0.0% proficient — 300 tested
- **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 20.0% proficient
- **Math (CA SBAC)**: 20.0% proficient

## Graduation rates
- **2024**: 73.7% (cohort of 167)

## Attendance
- **2024**: chronic absence 67.0% (154 students) [source: ca_dashboard]

## Demographics (2023)
- **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 51.5%

## Finance
### School-level (ESSA 2023-24)
- **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $4,365,345
- **Federal share**: $436,784
- **State + local share**: $3,928,561
- **Enrolled for PPE calc**: 581
### District F-33 (2022)
- **District per-pupil revenue**: $18,289,767
- **Federal share**: 9.4%
- **State share**: 58.4%
- **Local share**: 32.2%
- **Instructional spending per pupil**: $8,297,535

## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023)
- **Median household income**: $50,833
- **Poverty rate**: 24.0%
- **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 16.8%
- **Unemployment**: 7.4%
- **Median gross rent**: $1,344
- **Foreign-born residents**: 34.4%
- **Single-parent households**: 19.8%

## Environmental context
- **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 53.2 miles (CAMP PENDLETON MARINE CORPS BASE)
- **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 1
- **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 12
- **Nearest brownfield**: 2.75 miles (DAVIES PROPERTY)

### Water safety
- **Public water system**: SAN DIEGO, CITY OF
- **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Most recent violation**: 2020-04-01

### Air quality
- **PM2.5 annual average**: 13.5048 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9)
- **Nearest monitor**: 2.0 miles

## Nearby schools performing better

### chronic absence
- **Southwest Middle** — 0.0 mi away, 21.6% (this school: 67%)
- **Nestor Language Academy Charter** — 0.5 mi away, 13.3% (this school: 67%)
- **Southwest Senior High** — 0.5 mi away, 0.57% (this school: 67%)
- **George Nicoloff Elementary** — 0.6 mi away, 30.2% (this school: 67%)
- **Sunnyslope Elementary** — 0.8 mi away, 20.5% (this school: 67%)

### ela proficiency
- **Southwest Middle** — 0.0 mi away, 37.25% (this school: 10%)
- **Nestor Language Academy Charter** — 0.5 mi away, 62.75% (this school: 10%)
- **Southwest Senior High** — 0.5 mi away, 42.75% (this school: 10%)
- **George Nicoloff Elementary** — 0.6 mi away, 25.3% (this school: 10%)
- **Sunnyslope Elementary** — 0.8 mi away, 35.9% (this school: 10%)

### graduation rate
- **Southwest Senior High** — 0.5 mi away, 94% (this school: 73.7%)
- **Montgomery Senior High** — 1.2 mi away, 93.3% (this school: 73.7%)
- **Mar Vista Senior High** — 2.8 mi away, 91.2% (this school: 73.7%)
- **Castle Park Senior High** — 2.9 mi away, 89.1% (this school: 73.7%)
- **Options Secondary** — 3.1 mi away, 100% (this school: 73.7%)

### math proficiency
- **Nestor Language Academy Charter** — 0.5 mi away, 66% (this school: 20%)
- **Emory Elementary** — 1.1 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **Montgomery Senior High** — 1.2 mi away, 52% (this school: 20%)
- **Mar Vista Academy** — 1.3 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **Juarez-Lincoln Elementary** — 1.9 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)

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