Summary:
Academy of Innovation is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Hemet, California, which is part of the Hemet Unified School District. The school has 539 students.
While Academy of Innovation has seen a steady improvement in its 4-year graduation rates, increasing from 73.9% in 2018-2019 to 86.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district's graduation rate, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 10.7% and 14.0% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.8% in 2018-2019 to 41.2% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average. Academically, the school outperforms the Hemet Unified district in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across most grade levels, but still lags behind the state average. However, the school significantly underperforms both the district and the state in mathematics and science proficiency.
Compared to nearby schools, Val Verde Academy, another virtual alternative school, has a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, outperforming Academy of Innovation. Additionally, River Springs Charter, a larger charter school, has significantly higher test scores in both ELA and Math compared to Academy of Innovation. Furthermore, Temecula Preparatory, a charter school, has exceptional performance, with 90%+ proficiency rates in ELA and 50%+ in Math for 11th graders. Academy of Innovation serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to the nearby charter schools, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic struggles.
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Detail:
Public, Virtual, Alternative K-12
District:
Hemet Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
5024th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,045
Student/teacher ratio: 19.7
Number of students: 625
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
68.8%
White:
17.0%
Two or more races:
6.1%
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African American:
5.0%
Asian:
1.6%
Pacific Islander:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.2%
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