Intellectual Virtues Academy is a public charter high school in Long Beach, California, serving grades 9-12 with a relatively small student population of 95. While the school has a more diverse student body compared to nearby schools, it faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and student engagement.
Intellectual Virtues Academy's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is notably lower than the state and district averages. In 2022-2023, only 43.75% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.41%, and just 6.25% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.36%. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate (73.1%) and a higher dropout rate (19.2%) than the nearby Cabrillo High, Richard D. Browning High, and Polytechnic High, which are part of the Long Beach Unified district.
Intellectual Virtues Academy's challenges may be linked to its higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, as indicated by the 57.89% of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's proximity to several other charter high schools, such as College Bridge Academy, The Education Corps, and We the People High, which also tend to have lower academic performance and higher dropout rates, may be a contributing factor to Intellectual Virtues Academy's challenges.
Intellectual Virtues Academy ranks 1323rd of 2348 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
In the 2022-23 school year, 95 students attended Intellectual Virtues Academy.
Students at Intellectual Virtues Academy are 53% Hispanic, 21% African American, 14% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.
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