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Imperial Beach Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8
3351st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of California elementary schools
Summary

Imperial Beach Charter is a K–8 school in Imperial Beach, California, enrolling 724 students in a community where California identifies all students as receiving free school meals. Its clearest academic strength is English language arts (ELA), but math and science proficiency remain below state levels, with 8th-grade math especially low at 9%.

In 2025–26, 44% of students were proficient in ELA, 23% in math and 23% in science. ELA was 6 percentage points above South Bay Union, though 6 points below the state; math was 2 points below the district and 15 below the state, while science was 1 point above the district and 13 below the state. Among 10 nearby schools with scores, Imperial Beach Charter ranked 3rd in ELA and 5th in both math and science. The only other nearby K–8 school, Nestor Language Academy Charter, scored higher in all three subjects. Results vary by grade: 3rd-grade math was the highest among nearby schools reporting that grade, while 8th-grade math was 27 points below the state.

Over four reported years, ELA rose 12 points and science rose 8, while math increased by less than 1 point; the school’s ELA gap to the state narrowed by 10 points, but its math gap widened by 3. SchoolDigger ranks Imperial Beach Charter at the 42nd statewide percentile with 2 stars, up 7 percentile points since 2024–25; South Bay Union is at the 22nd percentile with 1 star. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show notably stronger standing for students receiving special education: the group ranked at the 70th percentile, 28 points above the school overall. White students ranked at the 60th percentile, 18 points above overall. In 2024–25, 63% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 24.9—typical of nearby schools.

724
Students ?
24.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,954
Per pupil spending ?
62.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
97%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 650 Imperial Beach Blvd.
       Imperial Beach, CA  91932-2706

(619) 628-5600

District: South Bay Union


Students who attend Imperial Beach Charter usually attend:

Middle:    Mar Vista Academy
High:    Mar Vista Senior High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.7%
White:
16.9%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2021 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2021)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg30%
California avg42%
Elementary school
3,351st of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From top 45% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,794th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 49 pts since 2016
From top 16% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 11Elementary Schools in the South Bay Union
1157th of 1,530South Bay Union 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.23351 of 581742.4%★★☆☆☆
202531.63835 of 585734.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.33579 of 586939.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.63677 of 585937.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.63575 of 588339.2%★★☆☆☆
202125.41043 of 141726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201950.82557 of 578955.8%★★★☆☆
201852.72405 of 566257.5%★★★☆☆
201751.12487 of 569256.3%★★★☆☆
201649.82500 of 561455.5%★★★☆☆
201545.42716 of 561151.6%★★★☆☆
201347.52820 of 553049.0%★★☆☆☆
201257.72171 of 539059.7%★★★☆☆
201148.32700 of 537749.8%★★☆☆☆
201058.52069 of 531461.1%★★★☆☆
200951.22410 of 519353.6%★★★☆☆
200845.32649 of 511348.2%★★☆☆☆
200746.02558 of 511350.0%★★★☆☆
200640.92669 of 481844.6%★★☆☆☆
200542.02602 of 482246.0%★★☆☆☆
200442.22534 of 480947.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201971.8475 of 258581.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202449.21226 of 316261.2%★★★☆☆
202345.81429 of 324556.0%★★★☆☆
202242.51642 of 331150.4%★★★☆☆
202125.3563 of 6026.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201950.81207 of 327563.1%★★★☆☆
201864.0725 of 324677.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.93717 of 558133.4%★★☆☆☆
202527.24069 of 559727.3%★☆☆☆☆
202434.13483 of 561237.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.13567 of 560936.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.03329 of 563540.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.4898 of 126729.1%★☆☆☆☆
201948.62577 of 549253.1%★★★☆☆
201849.72514 of 541353.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.43322 of 509434.8%★★☆☆☆
202527.13963 of 510722.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.83203 of 510737.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.93473 of 508731.7%★★☆☆☆
202236.53182 of 508437.4%★★☆☆☆
201955.91913 of 496361.5%★★★☆☆
201856.31820 of 483062.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.43616 of 542333.3%★★☆☆☆
202530.93918 of 546028.2%★☆☆☆☆
202435.63482 of 551736.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.73004 of 536344.0%★★☆☆☆
202244.82620 of 526450.2%★★★☆☆
202127.8854 of 111023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201957.81917 of 517362.9%★★★☆☆
201856.01974 of 508461.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.22920 of 560347.9%★★☆☆☆
202535.23458 of 562838.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.03427 of 564339.3%★★☆☆☆
202333.33516 of 563837.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.73561 of 566337.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.0942 of 127225.9%★☆☆☆☆
201951.92360 of 551057.2%★★★☆☆
201853.92229 of 543159.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.9866 of 292770.4%★★★★☆
202558.0839 of 284770.5%★★★★☆
202463.7633 of 263576.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.81015 of 253660.0%★★★☆☆
202542.61617 of 259837.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.11897 of 265128.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.72178 of 266118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.52353 of 272613.7%★☆☆☆☆
201942.71770 of 283437.5%★★☆☆☆
201842.61735 of 273736.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.91794 of 274034.5%★★☆☆☆
202519.32259 of 276118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.51923 of 278330.9%★★☆☆☆
202331.11764 of 278136.6%★★☆☆☆
202229.81783 of 274034.9%★★☆☆☆
202133.4575 of 89435.7%★★☆☆☆
201960.6904 of 271566.7%★★★☆☆
201858.6883 of 248064.4%★★★☆☆
201764.9783 of 250868.8%★★★☆☆
201681.8404 of 249783.8%★★★★☆
201573.6559 of 247777.4%★★★★☆
201378.8354 of 237985.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202246.9613 of 153160.0%★★★☆☆
202147.9133 of 35462.4%★★★☆☆
201966.5315 of 149178.9%★★★★☆
201873.0225 of 136983.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.2838 of 147843.3%★★☆☆☆
202339.3798 of 152147.5%★★☆☆☆
202224.61478 of 15404.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.8281 of 36322.6%★☆☆☆☆
201962.9271 of 144281.2%★★★★☆
201861.5281 of 136479.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.91586 of 251637.0%★★☆☆☆
202520.72043 of 253319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.01719 of 255132.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.41631 of 253135.6%★★☆☆☆
202225.61804 of 250928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.4454 of 73838.5%★★☆☆☆
201948.41098 of 238053.9%★★★☆☆
201851.5990 of 226256.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.01608 of 235731.8%★★☆☆☆
202517.52097 of 239512.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.71693 of 238829.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.31619 of 237431.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.41579 of 235933.1%★★☆☆☆
201960.6677 of 221369.4%★★★☆☆
201858.1699 of 207266.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.51773 of 252929.9%★☆☆☆☆
202520.72122 of 254216.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.52042 of 257920.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.31696 of 253133.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.91410 of 245842.6%★★☆☆☆
202143.6377 of 72147.7%★★☆☆☆
201961.3699 of 236970.5%★★★★☆
201856.0801 of 223064.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.61694 of 251432.6%★★☆☆☆
202518.72114 of 253416.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.71842 of 255227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.81591 of 253837.3%★★☆☆☆
202234.61491 of 252741.0%★★☆☆☆
202132.3492 of 76335.5%★★☆☆☆
201969.3625 of 240774.0%★★★★☆
201863.5698 of 227369.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202655.0523 of 160567.4%★★★☆☆
202465.5337 of 155278.3%★★★★☆
202340.0768 of 153149.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.3697 of 149053.2%★★★☆☆
202514.41336 of 152012.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51174 of 153723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.11226 of 154320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202215.21358 of 155512.7%★☆☆☆☆
201964.4558 of 160265.2%★★★☆☆
201861.7577 of 149661.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2019)82nd percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2026)70th percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+22 vs school
White (2026)60th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)67th percentile+33 vs school
Disabled (2022)60th percentile+25 vs school
White (2026)53rd percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)37th percentile~ school
Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy44%-6 vs state
Mathematics23%-15 vs state
Science23%-13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Imperial Beach Charter.

Imperial Beach Charter ranks 3351st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Imperial Beach Charter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mar Vista Academy
High : Mar Vista Senior High

Students at Imperial Beach Charter are 71% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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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