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Intellectual Virtues Academy · Long Beach

Intellectual Virtues Academy: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Intellectual Virtues Academy posts 30% meeting the standard and 7.1% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1637 Long Beach Boulevard, 90813 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles County Office of Education·Long Beach·Grades 9-12·118 students·68% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(562) 283-4456·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope3444
% Exceeded7%16%
% Met+30%36%
Grad rate—87.6%
College readiness—35.4%
Absence49.0%30.2%
Suspension4.0%3.6%
Scope Score
34
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,550 statewide · #12 of 17 in Los Angeles County Office of Education

Intellectual Virtues Academy scores 34 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 28th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “30% proficient” and call it done. Intellectual Virtues Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Long Beach, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, Intellectual Virtues Academy enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 28th percentile since 2019.

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 30% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1150%35%44%41%43%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1111%4%6%7%18%

The 4 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
7.1%
State 15.8%
8.7pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
30.4%
State 35.7%
5.3pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
49.0%
State 30.2%
18.8pp above state avg
Suspension rate
4.0%
State 3.6%
0.3pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • 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 Intellectual Virtues Academy in Long Beach, 36.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Intellectual Virtues Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 2.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (20.0% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 25 students tested.

All students at this school: 30% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 30%, district —, state 36%30%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 28%, district 28%, state 32%28% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 26%, district 35%, state 42%26% · −4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 32%, district 35%, state 32%32% · +2 vs school

10 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 49.0%, district 24.2%, state 30.2%49.0% · +18.8pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.0%, district —, state 3.6%4.0% · +0.3pp vs state

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
Elementary
Soleil Academy Charter
39
→
Middle
Magnolia Science Academy …
23
→
High
Intellectual Virtues Acad…
34
This school

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

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 15:1, district 21:115:1
Teaching staff9 teachers
Avg. experience7.7 years
Fully credentialed75%
First-year teachers11%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,299 – $115,472
Principal salary$0 – $157,944
Superintendent salary$450,915

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered0
AP exam qualifiers1 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $123,399, CA average $14,815$123,399 · district average
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction29%
Instruction support23%
Student services13%
Administration26%
Buildings & maintenance7%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2019 — the newest published
2019$123,399 per pupil
2018$116,191 per pupil
2017$43,242 per pupil
2016$49,015 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic54.2%
District 71.6% · CA 56.1%
Black22.0%
District 11.7% · CA 4.8%
Other10.2%
District 5.6% · CA 9.0%
White9.3%
District 8.5% · CA 19.9%
Asian4.2%
District 2.6% · CA 10.2%
GenderFemale 48.3%Male 49.1%Non-binary 2.5%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 67.8% (4pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$55K · CA $85K
Median home value$586K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+17% · CA 35%
ZIP population51,241
Median age34 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 118 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Intellectual Virtues Academy a good high school?

Intellectual Virtues Academy has a Scope Score of 34 out of 100, placing it in the 28th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,550 statewide. 7.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.7 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Intellectual Virtues Academy's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 30.4% of students at Intellectual Virtues Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 7.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 23.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 7.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 56 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Intellectual Virtues Academy rank in California?

Intellectual Virtues Academy ranks #1,550 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 28th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Intellectual Virtues Academy?

49.0% of students at Intellectual Virtues Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 4.0%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Intellectual Virtues Academy compare to other schools in Long Beach?

Intellectual Virtues Academy scores 34/100 (28th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 118 students. Use the schools in Long Beach page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Intellectual Virtues Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Intellectual Virtues Academy in Long Beach, 36.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Intellectual Virtues Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 2.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (20.0% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 25 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 22%
7.1%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 41th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
30.4%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 46th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
49.0%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 35th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.0%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 49th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112811%32%25%32%43%−4
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11284%14%7%75%18%−5
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11284%18%68%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2536.0%−2−2
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Intellectual Virtues Academy ←—347.1%30.4%—4.0%
Renaissance High School for the Arts0.8 mi5726.2%50.7%—3.0%
Polytechnic High0.3 mi5217.0%40.9%—2.5%
Cabrillo High1.5 mi397.2%24.3%—9.0%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20193935#13187.9%30.3%27.8%2.1%—
20223430#14656.5%19.6%31.6%2.2%—
20233838#134312.5%25.0%37.0%3.2%—
20243430#14966.9%24.1%44.4%2.0%—
20253428#15507.1%30.4%49.0%4.0%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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