Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy District

Summary:

The Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy District consists of a single, highly-ranked elementary school, Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy, serving grades K-5 with a focus on Chinese language immersion.

Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy stands out as an exceptional school, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide and earning a 5-star rating. Its academic performance is outstanding, with 91.36% of students proficient in mathematics and 85.19% proficient in English Language Arts, far exceeding state averages. A particularly interesting finding is the dramatic improvement in proficiency between 3rd and 4th grade, suggesting students thrive as they progress in the immersion program.

The school achieves these excellent results with a notably low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.3% and a higher-than-average student-teacher ratio, indicating that instructional quality and student engagement are key drivers of success. The district itself is also top-ranked, placing in the 99th percentile in California, making this a compelling model of successful language immersion education.

District Detail

1 Liberty
Irvine, CA 92620-2536

(949) 559-6868

SchoolDigger Rank:
18^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-5
Students: 455

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-6868	455	16	27.6	13.2%	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	373 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	97.5	113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%					(n/a)	75.0	97.3	85.2	86.4	97.3	91.4	$17,001	$2,749	$14,252

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irvine Unified	0.1 mi	45	114^th
Tustin Unified	0.74 mi	28	420^th
Irvine International Academy District	1.58 mi	1	56^th
Orange County Department of Education	1.99 mi	16
Orange Unified	4.6 mi	42	483^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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