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Excel Academy Charter
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 131 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 62% larger than its 8th grade class (81).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,069 | 75.7 | 14.1:1 | 42% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 56.5 | 17.1:1 | 42% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 1,048 | 58.9 | 17.8:1 | 39% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 1,187 | 58 | 20.5:1 | 32% (383) |
About Excel Academy Charter
Excel Academy Charter is a combined-grade school with a street address in Irvine, California. The school counts 1,069 students across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in California is about 602 students.
Excel Academy Charter District is responsible for Excel Academy Charter.
The most common group at Excel Academy Charter is White students, at 39%. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Excel Academy Charter counts 75.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.5 below the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Excel Academy Charter is located in Orange County, where the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Excel Academy Charter, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
Excel Academy Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Excel Academy Charter, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Excel Academy Charter the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Excel Academy Charter is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter. In federal data, Excel Academy Charter is a virtual school.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 118 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.1:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Excel Academy Charter, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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