Irvine International Academy

Irvine International Academy is a 530-student K–8 school in Irvine, California, where families have several nearby public-school options. In 2025–2026, 74% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 78% in math, and 62% in science; all three rates were above California’s. The clearest takeaway is that results vary by subject: math is a standout, while science is a relative weakness against local schools.

Compared with nearby schools and Irvine Unified, math is the school’s strongest area: its 78% proficiency rate was 8 percentage points above the district and 7 points above the nearby-school average, and only Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy scored higher locally. ELA was about 1 point below both the district and nearby average (73.5% versus 74.3% and 74.1%), though well above the state’s 49%. Science was 62%—3 points below the district and 8 below the nearby average, but 26 above the state. Among the 11 schools in the comparison, the Academy ranked second in math, seventh in ELA, and eighth in science.

Results have eased from their 2023–2024 peak: since 2022–2023, ELA is down 2 percentage points and math down 5, while science is up 12 overall but below its peak. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 89th statewide percentile, with 4 stars, down from the 99th percentile in 2023–2024. Its student-teacher ratio was 23 in 2024–2025, the second-lowest among the nearby schools. In that same school year, 28% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 21% nearby average. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Asian Students was at the 58th percentile, 31 points below the school’s overall percentile; its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 98th percentile, 9 points higher. These subgroup rankings reflect how well the school ranks for serving those groups. Most nearby schools serve K–6, so their all-grade results do not match the Academy’s K–8 grade span.