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Irwin Academy of Performing Arts

Public Grades K-6

5216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Irwin Academy of Performing Arts is a K-6 elementary school serving 594 students in Victorville, CA, within the Victor Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 11% of all California schools with proficiency rates well below state averages, especially in math (15%) and science (9%).

The school serves a very high-need population, with about 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and struggles with chronic student absenteeism at 34%, which is higher than both the district and state averages. Interestingly, despite having the highest per-student spending among nearby schools at over $20,700, its academic results are among the lowest in the area, particularly when compared to a school like Sixth Street Prep, located less than a mile away, which spends less per student, has similar demographics, yet achieves much higher test scores and has a very low absenteeism rate.

While Irwin Academy has shown slight improvement in its state ranking over recent years, its performance as a "Performing Arts" school does not currently translate to high academic outcomes, and there are notable differences in how well it serves various student groups, with English Learners showing improvement while other groups continue to struggle. The presence of higher-performing schools like Galileo Academy 101 and Sixth Street Prep within the same district suggests that improvement is possible with the right focus on school culture, instruction, and attendance.

594

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,167

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14907 South Mojave Dr.
Victorville, CA 92395-3952

(760) 245-7961

District: Victor Elementary

Students who attend Irwin Academy of Performing Arts usually attend:

High:	Lakeview Leadership Academy
	Victor Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

18.5%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2018 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,216^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Victor Elementary

1189^th of 1,543Victor Elementary 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	15.6	5216 of 5857	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5527 of 5869	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	5493 of 5859	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5502 of 5883	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5417 of 5789	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5420 of 5662	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	5303 of 5692	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	4836 of 5614	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	4798 of 5611	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	3409 of 5530	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.6	4204 of 5390	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	3944 of 5377	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	4602 of 5314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	3647 of 5193	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	2992 of 5113	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.6	3882 of 5113	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4683 of 4818	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	4163 of 4822	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	3704 of 4809	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	381 of 569	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	420 of 593	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	423 of 661	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	583 of 663	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	600 of 747	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	609 of 700	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	1607 of 2227	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1873 of 2585	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1527 of 2128	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	1911 of 3162	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	2477 of 3245	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3136 of 3311	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1782 of 3275	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	847 of 3246	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5218 of 5597	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	5389 of 5612	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5326 of 5609	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5343 of 5635	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5090 of 5492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	5110 of 5413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4331 of 5107	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	4723 of 5107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4693 of 5087	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4580 of 5084	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4602 of 4963	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4579 of 4830	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4727 of 5460	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5068 of 5517	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4899 of 5363	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4751 of 5264	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4824 of 5173	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	4880 of 5084	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4699 of 5628	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5138 of 5643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5241 of 5638	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	5212 of 5663	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5212 of 5510	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	5264 of 5431	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	2477 of 2635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	2480 of 2834	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2568 of 2737	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2019)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science9%-23 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Irwin Academy of Performing Arts	Public	K-6	14907 South Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-7961	594	24	24.5	94.9%	47 (7.9%)	110 (18.5%)	401 (67.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.4%)	15.6	5216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		12.4	5527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	311	9.2	9.2	22.6	16.7	25.0	41.1	26.1	19.4	15.1	9.2	15.1	14.9	83.8	97.3	97.3	94.6	96.4	94.6	$26,167	$24,760	$1,407
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 Del Rey Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-7941	644	26	24.7	96.3%	21 (3.3%)	123 (19.1%)	479 (74.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	9.9	5639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.3	5672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	33	9.0	9.0	12.9	16.5	18.8	23.2	17.5	16.8	8.2	5.8	17.4	11.5	73.0	84.0	87.0	85.0	83.0	88.0	$23,568	$21,992	$1,576
Sixth Street Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	15476 Sixth St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-0962	229	10	22.9	74.2%	17 (7.4%)	17 (7.4%)	182 (79.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	88.5	743^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		94.1	423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	320	62.5	62.5	53.1	78.1	93.8	95.8	79.2	50.0	71.9	71.9	91.7	70.0							$34,030	$33,218	$812
Green Tree East Elementary	Public	K-6	17246 Gibralter Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-7600	508	23	22.0	94.3%	43 (8.5%)	101 (19.9%)	346 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	10.8	5580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%		11	5622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	42	2.9	2.9	19.7	18.9	23.9	25.6	22.1	21.3	7.8	2.8	10.8	10.8	89.0	95.1	96.3	95.1	92.7	95.1	$29,893	$28,248	$1,645
Desert Knolls Elementary	Public	K-6	18213 Symeron Dr.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-3441	582	27	21.5	77.3%	142 (24.4%)	54 (9.3%)	350 (60.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	15.9	5194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		10.3	5674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	480	14.7	14.7	26.8	25.9	20.6	30.4	25.9	16.9	18.5	9.6	15.7	15.3							$25,636	$23,502	$2,134
Puesta del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	15887 Academy St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2028	609	28	21.7	92.1%	36 (5.9%)	115 (18.9%)	412 (67.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.4%)	10.2	5622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		8.9	5734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	112	14.5	14.5	25.0	15.7	24.4	14.0	19.5	13.5	4.4	8.5	6.0	8.0	79.6	83.9	92.5	86.0	80.7	86.0	$25,184	$23,620	$1,564
Galileo Academy 101	Public	K-6	15999 Warwick St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-1753	693	27	25.6	74.6%	66 (9.5%)	68 (9.8%)	495 (71.4%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.3%)	64.3	1874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		59	2109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.1%	235	39.2	39.2	46.9	39.6	61.9	60.2	52.1	49.0	49.5	53.6	40.8	48.1							$23,810	$22,350	$1,460
Village Elementary	Public	K-6	14711 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-1160	763	30	25.4	89.5%	56 (7.3%)	177 (23.2%)	483 (63.3%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (3.9%)	12	5506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.6	5654^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	148	15.9	15.9	18.8	10.2	25.7	27.8	21.1	15.6	4.1	9.7	9.6	9.7	86.0	87.0	96.0	89.0	86.0	90.0	$22,716	$21,314	$1,402
West Palms Conservatory	Public	K-6	14375 Del Gado Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3525	680	27	25.1	81.2%	88 (12.9%)	80 (11.8%)	472 (69.4%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	31.4	3850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		29.9	3934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	84	17.9	17.9	38.4	35.0	32.1	36.4	35.4	33.3	35.9	19.8	28.3	29.2							$24,474	$23,068	$1,406
Challenger School of Sports and Fitness	Public	K-6	14777 Hopland St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6866	843	36	23.3	89.3%	57 (6.8%)	130 (15.4%)	615 (73.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	38.3	3329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		31.2	3839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	510	24.6	24.6	39.6	37.5	34.4	44.5	38.9	41.9	32.0	28.6	30.8	33.0	97.8				97.8		$23,938	$22,630	$1,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Irwin Academy of Performing Arts

What is the racial makeup of Irwin Academy of Performing Arts?

Students at Irwin Academy of Performing Arts are 68% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Irwin Academy of Performing Arts a good school?

Irwin Academy of Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 10.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Irwin Academy of Performing Arts in?

Victor Elementary

What schools do graduates of Irwin Academy of Performing Arts attend?

Students who attend Irwin Academy of Performing Arts usually go on to attend:

High : Lakeview Leadership Academy
High : Victor Valley High

How many students attend Irwin Academy of Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Irwin Academy of Performing Arts.

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