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Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach

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Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach ranks 483 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach (IVALB) is a high-performing public charter middle school serving about 244 students in grades 6-8, operating independently in the Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District.

The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of all California middle schools, with students scoring well above state averages in English, math, and science. A standout achievement is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%, which is less than half the rate of nearby schools like Hughes Middle (18.1%) and Washington Middle (39.4%). IVALB achieves these strong results while spending significantly less per student than other schools in the area, including those in the larger Long Beach Unified district.

IVALB shows particular strength in supporting specific student groups, with its special education and Hispanic students ranking in the 94th-95th percentiles statewide. While the school excels overall, math proficiency, though above average, is an area for growth relative to its own high English scores. Its closest neighbor, Hughes Middle, is also a solid performer but trails IVALB across all academic measures, highlighting the effectiveness of IVALB's educational model.

244

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,243

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 Linden Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807-4001

(562) 912-7017

District: Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

White:

20.9%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

California avg41%

483^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

199^th of 1,543Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	483 of 2761	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	459 of 2783	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	447 of 2781	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	281 of 2740	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	92 of 894	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	275 of 2715	89.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	141 of 609	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	75 of 627	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	402 of 2533	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	391 of 2551	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	435 of 2531	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	273 of 2509	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	77 of 738	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	247 of 2380	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	139 of 2395	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	229 of 2388	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	415 of 2374	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	91 of 2359	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	177 of 2213	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	262 of 2542	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	319 of 2579	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	358 of 2531	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	189 of 2458	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	87 of 721	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	299 of 2369	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	625 of 2534	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	546 of 2552	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	429 of 2538	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	279 of 2527	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	94 of 763	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	278 of 2407	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	320 of 726	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	225 of 677	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.1	105 of 665	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	79 of 1566	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	65.5	338 of 1552	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	303 of 1531	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	396 of 1520	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	217 of 1537	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	166 of 1543	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	272 of 1555	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	26 of 1602	98.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

African American (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach	Public, Charter	6-8	3601 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 912-7017	244	11	22.0	45.1%	51 (20.9%)	38 (15.6%)	104 (42.6%)	15 (6.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.5%)	79.5	483^rd of 2761 public middle schools	82.5%		81	459^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.5%	24	48.1	48.1	61.3	69.5	67.5	66.1	47.5	43.9	48.1	46.4	$13,243	$863	$12,380
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 California Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,214	50	24.1	52.9%	98 (8.1%)	207 (17.1%)	591 (48.7%)	212 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	88 (7.2%)	66.3	756^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.6%		66.9	747^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	9	35.2	35.2	54.7	60.1	51.3	55.4	36.4	50.8	40.1	42.4	$18,427	$3,649	$14,778
Lindsey Academy	Public	6-8	5075 Daisy Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-6451	684	33	21.0	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	112 (16.4%)	502 (73.4%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	16 (2.3%)	29.3	1851^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		25.4	2016^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.6%	165	15.6	15.6	31.1	41.8	38.4	37.1	17.9	25.1	20.9	21.3	$20,099	$3,927	$16,172
Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	54	1075^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		54.8	1019^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.4%	56	19.5	19.5	46.5	55.2	58.6	53.3	29.6	43.7	31.2	34.8	$21,936	$4,675	$17,261
Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	421	22	18.9	91.2%	9 (2.1%)	84 (20.0%)	278 (66.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%		29	1860^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.2%	22	18.4	18.4	35.5	36.3	33.9	35.3	26.8	25.2	16.8	23.2	$25,210	$5,171	$20,039
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	849	35	24.5	82.3%	12 (1.4%)	104 (12.2%)	692 (81.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	21.8	2157^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.9%		22.5	2149^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	8	9.3	9.3	27.9	33.2	36.1	32.5	17.3	12.0	21.1	16.9	$19,029	$3,876	$15,153
Jessie Nelson Academy	Public	6-8	1951 Cherry Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-6041	832	32	25.9	80.5%	15 (1.8%)	105 (12.6%)	499 (60.0%)	181 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	25 (3.0%)	31.7	1769^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		29.2	1847^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	78	24.3	24.3	33.9	40.2	34.2	36.1	18.9	25.9	23.6	22.7	$20,443	$4,093	$16,350
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875
Franklin Classical Middle	Public	6-8	540 Cerritos Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 435-4952	991	42	23.3	87.7%	19 (1.9%)	118 (11.9%)	763 (77.0%)	64 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.1%)	28.8	1869^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		30.2	1806^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	63	16.9	16.9	26.9	32.4	43.6	34.5	20.8	20.7	25.6	22.5	$20,183	$4,045	$16,138
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	66.1	760^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.5%		61.6	847^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	87	32.1	32.1	54.2	57.0	62.6	57.9	39.1	39.7	43.4	40.7	$18,699	$3,755	$14,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach

What is the racial makeup of Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach?

Students at Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach are 43% Hispanic, 21% White, 16% African American, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach in?

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District

How many students attend Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach.

Is Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach a good school?

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach ranks 483^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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