Summary
Freedom Academy of Imperial Valley is an alternative public virtual school located in Holtville, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 30 students. The school is part of the Holtville Unified School District, which is ranked 496 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Freedom Academy outperforms the Holtville Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts/Literacy proficiency, with 88.24% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 52.83% for Holtville Unified and 48.81% for California. However, in Mathematics, Freedom Academy's proficiency rate of 29.41% is lower than the Holtville Unified (33.33%) and California (37.3%) averages. The school's Science proficiency, as measured by the CAST exam, is significantly lower than the district and state, with only 6.25% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024. Freedom Academy has also experienced a fluctuating chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.9% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state average.
A significant portion of Freedom Academy's student population, ranging from 56.67% to 67.31%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families compared to the state. The school has seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, from $12,675 in 2020-2021 to $23,275 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The student-teacher ratio at Freedom Academy has fluctuated, ranging from 10 to 26 students per teacher, which is generally lower than the nearby alternative schools, such as Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community, Imperial County Special Education, Phoenix Rising High, and Valley Academy.
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