Imperial Beach Charter

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No UC admissions data on file for Imperial Beach Charter.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
923 (2018)708 (2026)
-23.3%

If this trend holds (-3.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~685 -23 $0
3 yr (2029) ~641 -67 $0
5 yr (2031) ~600 -108 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
88.7%
691 of 779 students

88 of 779 students who enrolled at Imperial Beach Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (11.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Diego County median
88.7% · school is in the 50th percentile of 207 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 51st percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Hispanic / Latino (546) 89.7%
Socio. disadvantaged (502) 90.6%
English learners (193) 84.5%
Students w/ disabilities (136) 91.2%
White (135) 87.4%
Two or more races (46) 89.1%

Nearest peer high schools

Granger Junior High 88.3% King-Chavez Primary Academy 94.4% Nestor Language Academy Charter 97.5% Mar Vista High School 82.9% Keiller Leadership Academy 91.3%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
21.2%
160 of 755 students

Absenteeism is up 6.8 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

San Diego County median
18.9% · school is worse than 57% of 205 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Imperial Beach Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-3.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~641 by 2029 — about 67 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

708 students (2026)
~641 projected (2029)
at -3.3%/yr

That's about 67 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Imperial Beach Charter Public 708
Peer-group median 29.3% -14%
Granger Junior High Public 685
King-Chavez Primary Academy Public 725
Nestor Language Academy Charter Public 1073
Mar Vista High School Public 1190 14.5% -21%
Keiller Leadership Academy Public 652
High Tech High Chula Vista Public 628 36.4% -12%
Discovery Charter Public 940
Feaster (mae L.) Charter Public 1066
Arroyo Vista Charter Public 905
Coronado High School Public 990 29.3% -14%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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