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What's the state of after-school transportation at California iInspire Academy?
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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE UNIFIED·NCES 062865004419
California iInspire Academy
1080 North California St., Orange, CA 92867 · (714) 997-6104 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
581 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (102).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.0pp since 2014
Math
35.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 26.7% | 29.8% | 26.2% |
| Math | 14.5% | 20.8% | 30.2% | 34.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 21.9% |
| 2017-18 | 40.9% | 24.0% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 16.5% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like California iInspire Academy
California iInspire Academy's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| California iInspire Academy this school | 699 | 83.1% | 37.7% |
| Railway Elementary Perris | 715 | 82.8% | 20.7% |
| Kern Avenue Elementary McFarland | 700 | 82.7% | 23.1% |
| Del Rey Elementary King City | 639 | 83.6% | 26.3% |
| Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary Chula Vista | 763 | 83.7% | 30.4% |
| Bryson Avenue Elementary South Gate | 706 | 84.8% | 55.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where California iInspire Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #2,700 of 5,151 | #275 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #2,717 of 5,172 ▲ 288 | #271 of 382 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,557 of 5,172 ▼ 22 | #264 of 382 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.8pp | #186 of 5,116 | #7 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #769 of 5,915 | #54 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.9:1 | #5,231 of 5,352 | #368 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #4,782 of 5,354 | #355 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #1,866 of 5,625 | #93 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #335 of 1,139 | #18 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
699
+92 (+15%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
was 27.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 699 | 25 | 27.9:1 | 83% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 25.5 | 27.1:1 | 81% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 21.3 | 27.6:1 | 82% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 22 | 27.6:1 | 84% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 22 | 27.4:1 | 88% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 22 | 27.3:1 | 93% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | N/A | N/A | 76% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 952 | 47 | 20.3:1 | 82% (776) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 27 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for California iInspire Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (603 to 699); teachers up 14% (22 to 25).
About California iInspire Academy
Families in Orange, California, are served by California iInspire Academy, a large elementary school. The school's 699 students are in kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Orange Unified serves 23,790 students across 40 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at California iInspire Academy, with 93% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% White and 2% multiracial. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at California iInspire Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
California iInspire Academy's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 27.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 83%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
allk12 grades California iInspire Academy a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.8% at California iInspire Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.7%.
Within Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 649 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 430,458.
The next-closest public school is Yorba Middle, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of California iInspire Academy. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, California iInspire Academy ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 15%, from 607 to 699.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About California iInspire AcademyHow large is California iInspire Academy?
California iInspire Academy enrolls approximately 699 students in grades KG-06.
Is California iInspire Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
California iInspire Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at California iInspire Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at California iInspire Academy is approximately 27.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at California iInspire Academy?
Student demographics at California iInspire Academy are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees California iInspire Academy?
California iInspire Academy is overseen by Orange Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.