Is Imperial Beach Charter a good school?

Imperial Beach Charter ranks 3573 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Imperial Beach Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 750 students attended Imperial Beach Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Imperial Beach Charter?

Students at Imperial Beach Charter are 67% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Imperial Beach Charter attend?

Students who attend Imperial Beach Charter usually go on to attend: Middle : Mar Vista Academy High : Mar Vista Senior High

Imperial Beach Charter

Summary:

Imperial Beach Charter is a public charter elementary school serving 788 students in grades K-8 in the South Bay Union District. While the school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 3573 out of 5862 California elementary schools, it faces several challenges that parents should be aware of.

One significant concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 9.8% in 2017-2018 to 34.7% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district averages at Emory Elementary (27.6%) and Nestor Language Academy Charter (21.3%). Additionally, Imperial Beach Charter's test scores are generally below state and district averages, with only 33.91% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 22.2% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively.

However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students performing relatively better than their peers. This suggests the school may have effective strategies in place to support these specific subgroups. Interestingly, Nestor Language Academy Charter, another public charter school in the district, outperforms Imperial Beach Charter across several metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism rates, providing a potential model for improvement.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

650 Imperial Beach Blvd.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932-2706

(619) 628-5600

District: South Bay Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
3573^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,681

Students who attend Imperial Beach Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Mar Vista Academy
High:	Mar Vista Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 750

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

19.5%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Imperial Beach Charter ranks worse than 61% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the South Bay Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.29. (See more...)

Compare Details Imperial Beach Charter ranks worse than 69.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.51. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.7%), White (19.5%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Imperial Beach Charter is 23.4, which is the 4^th best among 11 elementary schools in the South Bay Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Imperial Beach Charter employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Imperial Beach Charter is $7,681, which is the 5^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the South Bay Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Imperial Beach Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Imperial Beach Charter 3573^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Imperial Beach Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Imperial Beach Charter 1918^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Imperial Beach Charter in the ranking list.)

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South Bay Union:

SchoolDigger ranks South Bay Union 1233^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Imperial Beach Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.22	2534^th	4809	47.3%
2005	42.03	2602^nd	4822	46.0%
2006	40.87	2669^th	4818	44.6%
2007	45.98	2558^th	5113	50.0%
2008	45.30	2649^th	5113	48.2%
2009	51.22	2410^th	5193	53.6%
2010	58.49	2069^th	5314	61.1%
2011	48.30	2700^th	5377	49.8%
2012	57.71	2171^st	5390	59.7%
2013	47.55	2820^th	5530	49.0%
2015	45.36	2716^th	5611	51.6%
2016	49.78	2500^th	5614	55.5%
2017	51.11	2487^th	5692	56.3%
2018	52.69	2405^th	5662	57.5%
2019	50.78	2557^th	5789	55.8%
2021	25.44	1043^rd	1417	26.4%
2022	33.57	3575^th	5883	39.2%
2023	32.58	3684^th	5874	37.3%
2024	34.29	3573^rd	5862	39.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.04	725^th	3246	77.7%
2019	50.83	1207^th	3275	63.1%
2021	25.30	563^rd	602	6.5%
2022	42.51	1642^nd	3311	50.4%
2023	45.83	1431^st	3250	56.0%
2024	49.17	1225^th	3160	61.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	63.67	632^nd	2634	76.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.96	1974^th	5084	61.2%
2019	57.76	1917^th	5173	62.9%
2021	27.84	854^th	1110	23.1%
2022	44.77	2620^th	5264	50.2%
2023	40.73	3007^th	5374	44.0%
2024	35.55	3478^th	5511	36.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.68	2514^th	5413	53.6%
2019	48.58	2577^th	5492	53.1%
2021	27.45	898^th	1267	29.1%
2022	34.97	3329^th	5635	40.9%
2023	32.05	3572^nd	5617	36.4%
2024	34.08	3477^th	5605	38.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	71.77	475^th	2585	81.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.93	2229^th	5431	59.0%
2019	51.94	2360^th	5510	57.2%
2021	25.00	942^nd	1272	25.9%
2022	32.68	3561^st	5663	37.1%
2023	33.33	3520^th	5650	37.7%
2024	34.98	3421^st	5636	39.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.29	1820^th	4830	62.3%
2019	55.94	1913^th	4963	61.5%
2022	36.49	3182^nd	5084	37.4%
2023	32.86	3480^th	5098	31.7%
2024	36.81	3199^th	5102	37.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.63	1735^th	2737	36.6%
2019	42.67	1770^th	2834	37.5%
2022	16.49	2353^rd	2726	13.7%
2023	21.68	2177^th	2662	18.2%
2024	32.10	1893^rd	2647	28.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	78.76	354^th	2379	85.1%
2015	73.62	559^th	2477	77.4%
2016	81.82	404^th	2497	83.8%
2017	64.86	783^rd	2508	68.8%
2018	58.62	883^rd	2480	64.4%
2019	60.61	904^th	2715	66.7%
2021	33.38	575^th	894	35.7%
2022	29.84	1783^rd	2740	34.9%
2023	31.15	1778^th	2802	36.5%
2024	27.51	1918^th	2777	30.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.54	281^st	1364	79.4%
2019	62.91	271^st	1442	81.2%
2021	32.84	281^st	363	22.6%
2022	24.61	1478^th	1540	4.0%
2023	39.33	801^st	1529	47.6%
2024	37.20	838^th	1477	43.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.05	769^th	1538	50.0%
2024	65.52	336^th	1550	78.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.97	801^st	2230	64.1%
2019	61.34	699^th	2369	70.5%
2021	43.62	377^th	721	47.7%
2022	37.85	1410^th	2458	42.6%
2023	31.33	1707^th	2549	33.0%
2024	23.51	2039^th	2575	20.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.45	990^th	2262	56.2%
2019	48.39	1098^th	2380	53.9%
2021	35.39	454^th	738	38.5%
2022	25.64	1804^th	2509	28.1%
2023	30.37	1638^th	2547	35.7%
2024	29.04	1715^th	2546	32.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.01	225^th	1369	83.6%
2019	66.52	315^th	1491	78.9%
2021	47.88	133^rd	354	62.4%
2022	46.93	613^th	1531	60.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.54	698^th	2273	69.3%
2019	69.33	625^th	2407	74.0%
2021	32.31	492^nd	763	35.5%
2022	34.59	1491^st	2527	41.0%
2023	31.77	1602^nd	2558	37.4%
2024	25.68	1838^th	2547	27.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.14	699^th	2072	66.3%
2019	60.61	677^th	2213	69.4%
2022	31.36	1579^th	2359	33.1%
2023	30.29	1628^th	2391	31.9%
2024	28.73	1689^th	2383	29.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Imperial Beach Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.71	577^th	1496	61.4%
2019	64.42	558^th	1602	65.2%
2022	15.25	1358^th	1555	12.7%
2023	21.09	1232^nd	1552	20.6%
2024	24.51	1172^nd	1535	23.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Imperial Beach Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	236	26	46	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1989	268	18	43	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	515
1990	275	21	36	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1991	255	24	34	208	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1992	248	27	43	210	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1993	272	24	45	249	1	n/a	n/a	0	591
1994	244	35	31	269	2	n/a	n/a	0	581
1995	206	43	21	296	4	n/a	n/a	0	570
1996	206	43	21	296	4	n/a	n/a	0	570
1997	192	67	37	346	5	n/a	n/a	0	647
1998	149	37	31	304	3	n/a	n/a	0	524
1999	151	38	35	324	2	n/a	n/a	0	550
2000	297	46	24	350	5	n/a	n/a	10	732
2001	275	41	27	333	6	n/a	n/a	3	685
2002	240	40	30	314	2	n/a	n/a	5	631
2003	240	40	30	314	2	n/a	n/a	5	631
2004	215	35	43	329	0	n/a	n/a	8	630
2005	224	40	46	315	3	n/a	n/a	10	638
2006	210	37	44	361	3	n/a	n/a	11	666
2007	207	34	44	329	3	n/a	n/a	10	627
2008	211	44	50	360	8	n/a	n/a	0	673
2009	208	48	39	386	9	12	0	0	702
2010	187	44	43	339	8	11	1	0	633
2011	271	49	52	448	12	9	4	0	845
2012	252	37	38	439	12	8	11	0	797
2013	303	40	46	552	9	9	21	0	980
2014	319	37	45	529	6	7	30	0	973
2015	284	31	46	519	3	5	33	0	921
2016	250	28	37	514	2	5	35	0	871
2017	228	25	35	518	0	4	36	0	846
2018	230	21	37	578	0	4	53	0	923
2019	225	17	33	562	0	4	55	0	896
2020	233	18	27	544	0	2	54	0	878
2021	205	16	21	507	0	1	38	0	788
2022	188	12	22	527	1	2	42	0	794
2023	183	16	26	509	0	2	49	3	788
2024	146	18	27	500	0	1	55	3	750

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Imperial Beach Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
1989	515	24.1	21.3	n/a
1990	537	27.0	19.8	n/a
1991	521	29.0	17.9	n/a
1992	528	29.5	17.8	73.9
1993	591	31.0	19.1	57.9
1994	581	28.0	20.8	61.3
1995	570	27.0	21.1	64.7
1996	570	27.0	21.1	64.7
1997	647	27.0	24.0	62.3
1998	524	27.0	19.4	64.9
1999	550	29.6	18.6	74
2000	732	39.0	18.8	48.2
2001	685	37.0	18.5	47.5
2002	631	33.0	19.1	49.2
2003	631	33.0	19.1	49.2
2004	630	32.0	19.7	38.7
2005	638	30.0	21.3	42.8
2006	666	30.5	21.8	51.6
2007	627	31.0	20.2	54.3
2008	673	34.0	19.8	55
2009	702	33.0	20.1	75.6
2010	633	29.1	21.6	71.2
2011	845	n/a	n/a	60.9
2012	797	31.2	25.5	n/a
2013	980	39.0	25.1	57.8
2014	973	39.0	24.9	60.1
2015	921	38.0	24.2	57.1
2016	871	36.0	24.1	62.5
2017	846	35.3	23.9	59.9
2018	923	38.4	24.0	58.4
2019	896	37.8	23.7	61.6
2020	878	n/a	n/a	59.6
2021	788	34.0	23.1	44.4
2022	794	34.0	23.3	54.4
2023	788	32.5	24.2	56.1
2024	750	32.0	23.4	51.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Imperial Beach Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
1989	515	24.1	21.3	n/a
1990	537	27.0	19.8	n/a
1991	521	29.0	17.9	n/a
1992	528	29.5	17.8	73.9
1993	591	31.0	19.1	57.9
1994	581	28.0	20.8	61.3
1995	570	27.0	21.1	64.7
1996	570	27.0	21.1	64.7
1997	647	27.0	24.0	62.3
1998	524	27.0	19.4	64.9
1999	550	29.6	18.6	74
2000	732	39.0	18.8	48.2
2001	685	37.0	18.5	47.5
2002	631	33.0	19.1	49.2
2003	631	33.0	19.1	49.2
2004	630	32.0	19.7	38.7
2005	638	30.0	21.3	42.8
2006	666	30.5	21.8	51.6
2007	627	31.0	20.2	54.3
2008	673	34.0	19.8	55
2009	702	33.0	20.1	75.6
2010	633	29.1	21.6	71.2
2011	845	n/a	n/a	60.9
2012	797	31.2	25.5	n/a
2013	980	39.0	25.1	57.8
2014	973	39.0	24.9	60.1
2015	921	38.0	24.2	57.1
2016	871	36.0	24.1	62.5
2017	846	35.3	23.9	59.9
2018	923	38.4	24.0	58.4
2019	896	37.8	23.7	61.6
2020	878	n/a	n/a	59.6
2021	788	34.0	23.1	44.4
2022	794	34.0	23.3	54.4
2023	788	32.5	24.2	56.1
2024	750	32.0	23.4	51.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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