The Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with 1,094 students. Unfortunately, this school appears to be struggling significantly, with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance across all subject areas.
The school had a concerning 53.8% four-year graduation rate in 2022-2023, well below the state average of 84.3%. Its dropout rate was also extremely high at 29.9%, more than double the state average of 9.4%. Additionally, the school had an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 83.9%, much higher than the state average of 14.3%. Academically, the school's test scores were consistently lower than the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 and Granada Hills Charter, which have much higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and significantly better test scores, the Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship is clearly underperforming. The school's high percentage of students (71.48%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population, and its relatively high student-teacher ratio of 22:1 may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges should be a priority for the school and the district.
Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship ranks in the bottom 18.2% of California alternative schools.
Los Angeles Unified
Students at Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.
In the 2023-24 school year, 741 students attended Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship.