![]() ![]() ![]() The school guaranteed parents, in writing, that every graduate would gain admission to one of the top 100 US universities. ![]() ![]() With around 160 students, its class sizes were significantly smaller than other Val Verde schools, and it offered dedicated evening study sessions overseen by faculty. Last year, before the pandemic upended public education in California and around the US, a visitor to the district would've encountered three bustling public high schools struggling to meet the needs of a diverse population of over 6,000 teens.īut there would've been another high school, out of sight, that was different: Pegasus California School. Still, Val Verde has an enviable 93% graduation rate, and the surrounding Riverside County sends the majority of its graduates to college. And the majority of its 20,000 students come from low-income families and are eligible for free or reduced lunch. It's not as well heeled as some of the wealthier Los Angeles exurbs to the west, where districts can spend up to $21,000 a student - Val Verde budgets just over half that. The Val Verde Unified School District, in the heart of Southern California's Inland Empire, isn't a bad place to get a public education, all things considered. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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