Summary:
The Intellectual Virtues Academy District contains just one high school, Intellectual Virtues Academy, a small charter school in Long Beach serving grades 9-12 with 118 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
This school presents a mixed picture, with notable strengths in student support alongside significant academic challenges. A major strength is its perfect record of keeping students enrolled, with a 0.0% dropout rate, far better than the state average. However, academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below state averages, with math scores being particularly low. The school's graduation rate of 73.7% is also below the state average, indicating that while students stay, some do not progress to graduation on time.
The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, with 58.3% of students chronically absent, which is nearly three times the state average and likely a key factor affecting academic performance. The school spends a substantial $24,196 per student, yet outcomes remain below average, suggesting a need to evaluate how resources are used. For parents, this school offers a very small, supportive environment that successfully retains students but struggles with attendance and academic achievement, particularly in mathematics.
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