International School for Science and Culture

International School for Science and Culture operates as an one-room-style elementary campus in Costa Mesa, California, operated by International School for Science and Culture District. Current enrollment sits at 97 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 465.

International School for Science and Culture is a school of International School for Science and Culture District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, International School for Science and Culture records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% White, 18% multiracial, 16% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, International School for Science and Culture lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting International School for Science and Culture tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which International School for Science and Culture is one.

Mariners Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

International School for Science and Culture operates from an urban location. As a public charter, International School for Science and Culture runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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