Excel Academy Charter

Summary:

Excel Academy Charter is a public charter virtual school located in Irvine, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,048 students. This high-performing school stands out for its exceptional academic outcomes, consistently outpacing state and local averages.

Excel Academy Charter boasts a remarkable 97.7% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average of 87.2%. The school's students also excel on standardized tests, with 76.79% of 11th-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%. In Mathematics, 62.86% of 7th-graders at Excel Academy Charter were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 33.83%. Additionally, the school maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 0.9%, well below the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Excel Academy Charter stands out as a top performer. The school outperformed schools like California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles, Orange County Special Education, and ACCESS Juvenile Hall in test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. Additionally, Suncoast Preparatory Academy, another virtual charter school, and Tustin Connect, a virtual school within the Tustin Unified School District, have also demonstrated strong performance, with results comparable to or exceeding those of Excel Academy Charter.


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Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

 1 Technology Dr.
       Irvine, CA  92618-2339


(949) 387-7822

District: Excel Academy Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1281st of 5,862 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  1,048

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.5%
Hispanic:
28.8%
Asian:
15.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39% Help


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Compare Details Excel Academy Charter ranks better than 78.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details Excel Academy Charter ranks better than 81.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.01. (See more...)
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Compare Details Excel Academy Charter ranks better than 87.6% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.46. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Excel Academy Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Excel Academy Charter 1281st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Excel Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Excel Academy Charter 502nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Excel Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Excel Academy Charter 289th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Excel Academy Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Excel Academy Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 82.48 1068th 5883 81.8%
2023 82.56 1072nd 5874 81.8%
2024 77.09 1281st 5862 78.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 47.91 362nd 610 40.7%
2024 54.52 366th 669 45.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 87.08 460th 5264 91.3%
2023 90.02 387th 5374 92.8%
2024 65.24 1485th 5511 73.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 83.28 956th 5635 83.0%
2023 77.70 1188th 5617 78.8%
2024 72.20 1391st 5605 75.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 74.97 367th 2227 83.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.95 1157th 5663 79.6%
2023 83.89 932nd 5650 83.5%
2024 77.45 1156th 5636 79.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.11 575th 1154 50.2%
2023 61.35 588th 1190 50.6%
2024 62.98 562nd 1203 53.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.77 782nd 5084 84.6%
2023 82.02 650th 5098 87.2%
2024 73.44 1021st 5102 80.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 55.06 1321st 2726 51.5%
2023 57.36 1216th 2662 54.3%
2024 52.75 1333rd 2647 49.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 89.91 280th 2740 89.8%
2023 88.51 317th 2802 88.7%
2024 79.01 502nd 2777 81.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.28 343rd 678 49.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 92.90 104th 2458 95.8%
2023 91.83 142nd 2549 94.4%
2024 73.45 462nd 2575 82.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 88.25 265th 2509 89.4%
2023 87.06 297th 2547 88.3%
2024 79.36 449th 2546 82.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 89.50 258th 2527 89.8%
2023 85.90 333rd 2558 87.0%
2024 75.49 516th 2547 79.7%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 77.65 154th 733 79.0%
2024 34.94 523rd 741 29.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 79.69 304th 2359 87.1%
2023 71.46 478th 2391 80.0%
2024 66.99 568th 2383 76.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 74.16 342nd 1555 78.0%
2023 82.22 204th 1552 86.9%
2024 71.14 405th 1535 73.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.83 261st 1290 79.8%
2022 84.06 296th 2123 86.1%
2023 86.35 225th 2348 90.4%
2024 82.46 289th 2323 87.6%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.75 191st 786 75.7%
2024 63.44 231st 804 71.3%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.89 89th 1323 93.3%
2024 77.11 56th 1350 95.9%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 89.87 50th 1547 96.8%
2024 67.91 240th 1534 84.4%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.08 133rd 2247 94.1%
2024 78.45 296th 2235 86.8%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.83 370th 1054 64.9%
2022 76.08 376th 1858 79.8%
2023 83.65 242nd 2118 88.6%
2024 79.88 308th 2098 85.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 85.61 168th 1122 85.0%
2022 85.90 232nd 1916 87.9%
2023 87.11 208th 2207 90.6%
2024 83.07 264th 2172 87.8%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 75.86 160th 731 78.1%
2024 69.70 221st 712 69.0%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 88.55 63rd 720 91.3%
2024 57.23 244th 721 66.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.78 223rd 2142 89.6%
2024 74.37 327th 2125 84.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Excel Academy Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.40 415th 1204 65.5%
2023 75.76 230th 1434 84.0%
2024 74.88 230th 1406 83.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Excel Academy Charter

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2020 506 22 126 239 0 3 137 0 1033
2021 551 31 163 289 0 1 152 0 1187
2022 531 39 209 323 0 2 152 0 1256
2023 424 27 167 302 0 1 127 0 1048

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Excel Academy Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2020 1033 n/a n/a 27.7
2021 1187 58.8 20.1 32.3
2022 1256 65.5 19.1 31.5
2023 1048 58.8 17.8 39

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Excel Academy Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2020 1033 n/a n/a 27.7
2021 1187 58.8 20.1 32.3
2022 1256 65.5 19.1 31.5
2023 1048 58.8 17.8 39

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
202049.2%1.6%3.2%59.5%62.7%54.0%56.4%54.0%
202153.3%2.5%1.7%68.3%74.2%72.5%75.0%60.0%
202242.1%1.1%0.0%60.7%60.7%43.8%42.1%45.5%

Data source: California Department of Public Health


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Students at Excel Academy Charter are 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,048 students attended Excel Academy Charter.

Excel Academy Charter ranks 1281st of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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