Elementary · California

Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy

AlternativeMostly virtual

Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy, a public elementary school in Antioch, California: grades k–8, 261 students, 17.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Antioch Unified.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 261
Teachers (FTE): 14.9
Students per teacher: 17.5
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 85% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Mostly virtual
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Antioch Unified

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Location

Address: 4730 Sterling Hills Dr., Antioch, CA 94531
Phone: (925)779-7640
City or town: Antioch
County: Contra Costa County

Website Quality of life in Antioch Schools in Antioch

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Jack London ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	446	23.2	0.5 mi
Carmen Dragon ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	495	21.9	0.8 mi
Diablo Vista ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	496	23.6	0.8 mi
Grant ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	478	19.6	1.1 mi
Lone Tree ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	518	20.3	1.3 mi
Muir (John) ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	660	20.7	1.7 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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