English
80%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
7132357Independent charter school · Irvine Unified
1 Liberty, Irvine · 455 students · Grades TK–8
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Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy’s 2025–26 test results, released October 15, 2026, are on this page.
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Scope Score 97
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built
Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 80% and 88% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.
Overview
Strong. Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy is higher than most California elementary schools on test results and attendance.
Test results, spring 2026
Showing up, 2025–26
In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 57% of students tested in English and 64% in math scored Advanced, against 24% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.
Each bar is Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.
A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.
In its own words
These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.
“Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy (ICIA) was born from a shared belief: that language is more than communication-it is a bridge to culture, identity, and global understanding. Our mission reflects a deep commitment to honoring Chinese language and heritage while preparing students to thrive as globally minded citizens.”
Whole child approach caring about well-being and growth as a person, not just grades
Mandarin immersion program ensuring students are well-prepared and confident in both traditional and simplified Chinese
At ICIA, our Chinese Immersion Program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and engaging learning experience in both Mandarin and English. From an early age, students are immersed in a dual-language environment, fostering bilingual proficiency and cultural understanding.
Every line here is from iciacademy.org, read October 23, 2026.
Nearby
0 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.
Scope Score
8 elementary schools within 1.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.
A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.
Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map
Scores and family income
Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.
5 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.
English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.
Schools like it
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy’s Scope Score is 97. 376 California elementary schools, counting Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 89. Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy’s result is higher than 367 of them.
The five schools with the highest results of the 376
Students from low-income families: 13%
Cupertino
Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 7%
Palo Alto
Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 9%
San Jose
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 7%
Sunnyvale
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 14%
San Mateo
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
376 California public elementary schools where 7% to 19% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.
The group is every California public elementary school we score where 7% to 19% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy’s share. The count includes Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.
Tests
Well above California in both subjects.
English
80%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
7132357Math
88%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
102464In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 80% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 88% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.
The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 76% | 79% | 92% |
| Advanced | 50% | 57% | 75% |
| Proficient | 26% | 22% | 17% |
| Developing level | 18% | 9% | 5% |
| Minimal | 6% | 12% | 3% |
| Tested | 84 | 42 | 36 |
| California | 44% | 46% | 49% |
| Difference | +32 | +33 | +43 |
California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Math
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 88% | 81% | 94% |
| Advanced | 63% | 48% | 83% |
| Proficient | 25% | 33% | 11% |
| Developing level | 10% | 17% | 6% |
| Minimal | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Tested | 84 | 42 | 36 |
| California | 47% | 42% | 37% |
| Difference | +41 | +39 | +57 |
California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 3–5 · This school | 57% | 23% | 13% | 7% | 162 |
| English, grades 3–5 · California | 24% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 1,208,894 |
| English, grades 3–5 · Irvine Unified | 48% | 24% | 14% | 14% | 8,546 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · This school | 64% | 24% | 10% | 2% | 162 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · California | 21% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 1,211,701 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · Irvine Unified | 45% | 25% | 18% | 12% | 8,786 |
Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 162 tested in English, 162 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Who goes here
Asian students are the largest group here, at 78% of students. 37 of 674 students missed 10% or more of school days.
Missing school, 2025–26
6in 100
students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (37 of 674 students).
At the average Irvine Unified elementary school: 9 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.
Suspensions: 0.3% of students were suspended at least once (2 of 695). Average California elementary school 1.6%.
Students, 2024–25
455
students in grades TK–8.
Family income
13%
of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 60 of 455. California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
17
teachers, with 5 years of experience on average.
24% were in their first year.
English learners
38%
of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (13 of 34 students).
Irvine Unified: 62%. California: 47%.
It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.
| Students | Here |
|---|---|
| Asian | 78% |
| Two or more races | 14% |
| Filipino | 3% |
| White | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2% |
| Black or African American | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.
Student groups
One student group at Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy has test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.
Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–5, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).
Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.
| Group and subject | Here | vs Irvine Unified | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian · 127 tested | |||
| English | 82% | +577% | +1270% |
| Math | 91% | +1279% | +2071% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Irvine Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.
Low-income students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
Family and staff answers
Families can answer a short set of questions about Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy. These are not star ratings or reviews.
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The school day
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.
Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26
126
TK students in 2025–26.
TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.
TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you
The neighborhood
These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92620. They are not figures for the families at Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy.
Typical household income in a year
$146,942
Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92620.
What you can do
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy’s own board decides its plan.
Where is its yearly plan?
Irvine Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.
Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source
State support
The state hasn’t placed Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.
Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.
If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.
Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.
California Education Code § 53008. Source
Questions to ask
Bring these 10 questions to Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.
Getting in
Ask Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. No assigned next school.
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.
These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Explore schools on the map
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Scope Score 94 · Strong · 98th percentile · middle · 2026
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Scope Score 86 · Strong · 88th percentile · high · 2025
Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.
The road from this school ends at Irvine High. UC records 90 enrollees from Irvine High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 23 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Irvine High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 90% of the students who finished high school at Irvine High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.
Where it is
A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map
Ask Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy has a Scope Score of 97. It scored higher than 99 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 99th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓
In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 9 in 100 at the average Irvine Unified elementary school. 0.3% of students (2 of 695) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓
In spring 2026, 82% of Asian students in grades 3–5 at Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 70% for the same group across California. See the details ↓
The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓
The full record
This page is built from 9 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.
Data updated
October 15, 2026
Results
Students
Money and staff
Place, downloads and method
| Factor | School | Index | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancedaverage of English and math | 63% | 90 | 42% |
| Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math | 85% | 83 | 23% |
| Chronically absent | 6 in 100 | 67 | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 0.3% (2 of 695) | 60 | 5% |
| English learners: top level | 40% | 84 | 5% |
| Grade gap (G3→G5, different students) | +10.9pp | — | not scored |
Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 97 | 99 | #28 | California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula |
| School year | Chronic absence | Suspension | Grade gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 6 in 100 | 0.3% (2 of 695) | +11 |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 162 | 57% | 80% |
| 2026 · Math | 162 | 64% | 88% |
| 2025 · English | 81 | 63% | 85% |
| 2025 · Math | 81 | 57% | 91% |
| 2024 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 · Math | 0 | — | — |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 3 · English | 44 | 75% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · English | 37 | 97% |
| 2025 · Grade 3 · Math | 44 | 86% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · Math | 37 | 97% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · English | 0 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · Math | 0 | — |
Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 36 | 50% | 39% | 11% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Group · English | Tested | Proficient or Advanced | vs district | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 127 | 82% | +5 | +12 |
CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 3 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · +3 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 471 → 2025–26 · 0.3% (2 of 695) · +0.3 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | — | 6 in 100 | — |
| Male | — | 5 in 100 | — |
| Asian | — | 6 in 100 | — |
| Filipino | — | 1 of 21 | — |
| Hispanic or Latino | — | 2 of 13 | — |
| Two or more races | — | 4 of 91 | — |
| White | — | 1 of 14 | — |
| Students with disabilities | — | 1 of 34 | — |
| English learners | — | 1 in 100 | — |
| Low-income | — | 9 of 72 | — |
| All students | — | 6 in 100 | — |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,660 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $355,704,000 | 60.16% | 60% |
| Instruction support | $77,554,085 | 13.12% | 13% |
| Student services | $68,909,512 | 11.65% | 12% |
| Administration | $19,122,427 | 3.23% | 3% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $57,930,918 | 9.80% | 10% |
| Other | $12,067,434 | 2.04% | 2% |
| Total | $591,288,377 | 100.00% | 100% |
These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $591,288,377 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $146,942 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 71% |
| ZIP-area population | 61,631 |
| Median age | 37.5 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92620 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026
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