Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach is a very small middle-grades school in Long Beach, California, overseen by Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District. The school teaches 244 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach sits inside Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 21% White, 16% Black, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is College Bridge Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach operates from a city-core location. Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.