Imperial Valley Home School Academy: Kids show up here — absenteeism is half the state rate. Test scores are still catching up.
Imperial Valley Home School Academy's strongest numbers are the quiet ones: attendance and discipline. The academic picture is still developing — and culture is usually where that starts.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 15% | 36% | -10.3 | 4.7% | 0.4% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Imperial Valley Home School Academy scores 47 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 62nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “36% proficient” and call it done. Imperial Valley Home School Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in El Centro, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 4.7% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Imperial Valley Home School Academy enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Slipped from the 83rd to the 62nd percentile since 2022.
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | 18% | 31% | 46% |
| Grade 4 | 53% | — | 33% | 46% |
| Grade 5 | — | 55% | — | 38% |
| Grade 6 | 54% | 29% | 74% | — |
| Grade 7 | — | 50% | 35% | 59% |
| Grade 8 | 54% | 67% | 38% | 25% |
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | — | 31% | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 59% | — | 17% | 38% |
| Grade 5 | — | 26% | — | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 38% | 19% | 47% | — |
| Grade 7 | — | 22% | 12% | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 31% | 7% | 15% | 13% |
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school built its attendance culture — and what the academic plan looks like from here.
- Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Imperial Valley Home School Academy in El Centro, 43.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Imperial Valley Home School Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (30.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (41.8% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 23 students tested.
5 of 10 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$3,893 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 131 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 22% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 53
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 13 | 15% | 31% | 15% | 38% | 46% | +3 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 23% | 23% | 8% | 46% | 46% | +1 |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 25% | 13% | 25% | 38% | 38% | −10 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 18% | 41% | 29% | 12% | 59% | +11 |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 0% | 25% | 63% | 13% | 25% | −21 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 13 | 23% | 8% | 54% | 15% | 31% | −15 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 0% | 38% | 31% | 31% | 38% | −3 |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 6% | 13% | 31% | 50% | 19% | −17 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 12% | 24% | 24% | 41% | 35% | +1 |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 6% | 6% | 25% | 63% | 13% | −20 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 32 | 9% | 13% | 66% | 13% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 23 | 43.5% | +5 | +5 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 55 | 41.8% | −0 | +3 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Valley Home School Academy ← | — | 47 | 15.5% | 36.3% | −10.3 | 0.4% |
| Imperial Cross Elementary | 2.5 mi | 54 | 22.9% | 49.3% | +2.6 | 0.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary | 1 mi | 53 | 14.6% | 41.2% | −5.2 | 0.6% |
| De Anza Magnet | 1.2 mi | 53 | 16.9% | 38.8% | +17.2 | 2.5% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 56 | 83 | #975 | 29.4% | 55.9% | 5.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 2023 | 51 | 75 | #1457 | 16.2% | 33.2% | 2.6% | 0.2% | +22.5pp |
| 2024 | 41 | 47 | #3045 | 17.2% | 28.1% | 6.8% | 0.6% | — |
| 2025 | 47 | 62 | #2189 | 15.5% | 36.3% | 4.7% | 0.4% | -10.3pp |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1.9% | 0.0% | -1.9pp |
| Male | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.3% | 0.0% | -1.3pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| English Learners | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 1.8% | 0.0% | -1.8pp |
| All Students | 0.9% | 0.0% | -0.9pp |
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