Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy posts 52.6% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70 | 53% | 71% | — | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy scores 70 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 92nd 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 →
⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “71% proficient” and call it done. Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy deserves a closer read. It sits at the 92nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 52.6% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
The seven-year arc
Has held the 92nd-percentile line every tested year since 2022.
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 84% | 83% | 76% | — |
| Grade 4 | 66% | 70% | 82% | 77% |
| Grade 5 | 73% | 61% | 81% | 79% |
| Grade 6 | 80% | 59% | 68% | — |
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 81% | 75% | 76% | — |
| Grade 4 | 66% | 83% | 65% | 77% |
| Grade 5 | 67% | 42% | 59% | 53% |
| Grade 6 | 77% | 74% | 64% | — |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- 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.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. 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
$500 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 58 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
On the state's science test (CAST), 74% 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 91
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 71
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 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 54% | 23% | 15% | 8% | 77% | +32 |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 63% | 16% | 5% | 16% | 79% | +31 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 46% | 31% | 8% | 15% | 77% | +35 |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 47% | 5% | 16% | 32% | 53% | +17 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 19 | 53% | 21% | 16% | 11% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy ← | — | 70 | 52.6% | 71.4% | — | 0.5% |
| Santiago Hills Elementary | 2.1 mi | 95 | 66.6% | 86.0% | +3.7 | 0.7% |
| Deerfield Elementary | 0.8 mi | 88 | 55.7% | 75.7% | +9.1 | 0.9% |
| Orchard Hills | 3.1 mi | 88 | 65.2% | 86.0% | +7.0 | 1.4% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 58 | 86 | #823 | 49.5% | 72.9% | 6.1% | 0.0% | -12.6pp |
| 2023 | 53 | 78 | #1286 | 44.0% | 68.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | -27.8pp |
| 2024 | 62 | 84 | #905 | 46.6% | 73.3% | 4.5% | 0.4% | -6.4pp |
| 2025 | 70 | 92 | #480 | 52.6% | 71.4% | 5.7% | 0.5% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | — | 0.0% | — |
| Male | — | 0.0% | — |
| Asian | — | 0.0% | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | — | 0.0% | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | — | 0.0% | — |
| All Students | — | 0.0% | — |
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