# International School for Science and Culture

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Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa

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## Core identification
- **NCES School ID**: `060250714420`
- **School name**: International School for Science and Culture
- **Location**: Costa Mesa, CA 92627
- **Address**: 1770 Tustin Ave.
- **District**: International School for Science and Culture District (LEAID `0602507`)
- **Sector**: Public
- **School type**: Regular
- **School level**: Primary
- **Grade range**: 0–8
- **Charter school**: Yes
- **Coordinates**: 33.63283, -117.90936
- **Phone**: (949)441-4500

## Enrollment (2024)
- **Students**: 97
- **Teachers (FTE)**: 5
- **Student-teacher ratio**: 19.4:1
- **Free/reduced lunch**: 41.2%

## State accountability rating
- **System**: CA Dashboard
- **Year**: 2024
- **Overall rating**: Orange
- **Indicators**:
  - elpi: Green
  - math: Yellow
  - ela: Orange
  - chronic_absent: Orange

## Academic performance (state assessments)
### 2024
- **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 47.4% proficient — 47 tested
- **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 38.0% proficient
- **Math (CA SBAC)**: 52.0% proficient

## Attendance
- **2024**: chronic absence 13.9% (17 students) [source: ca_dashboard]
- **2020**: chronic absence 3.8% (6 students) [source: crdc_2020]
- **2020**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc]

## Discipline (latest CRDC year)
- **Year**: 2020
- **In-school suspensions**: 0
- **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0
- **Expulsions**: 0

## Demographics (2023)
- **White**: 0.0%
- **Hispanic/Latino**: 38.0%
- **Black/African American**: 16.5%
- **Asian**: 4.4%
- **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 22.2%
- **Pacific Islander**: 0.6%
- **Two or more races**: 18.4%
- **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 58.8%

## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020)
- **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 7.0% — 8 students
- **English Learners**: 20.2% — 23 students

## Finance
### District F-33 (2022)
- **District per-pupil revenue**: $11,684,211
- **Federal share**: 5.0%
- **State share**: 18.0%
- **Local share**: 77.0%
- **Instructional spending per pupil**: $4,274,854

## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023)
- **Median household income**: $134,792
- **Poverty rate**: 7.9%
- **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 62.7%
- **Unemployment**: 6.3%
- **Median gross rent**: $2,770
- **Foreign-born residents**: 4.6%
- **Single-parent households**: 15.8%

## Environmental context
- **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 11.4 miles (EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION)
- **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 0
- **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 48
- **Nearest brownfield**: 9.07 miles (GRIJALVA PARK EXTENSION)

### Water safety
- **Public water system**: MESA  WATER DISTRICT
- **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0

### Air quality
- **PM2.5 annual average**: 10.5122 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9)
- **Nearest monitor**: 13.8 miles

## Nearby schools performing better

### chronic absence
- **Mariners Elementary** — 0.3 mi away, 7.3% (this school: 13.9%)
- **Newport Harbor High** — 0.7 mi away, 0.41% (this school: 13.9%)
- **Woodland Elementary** — 0.7 mi away, 9.5% (this school: 13.9%)
- **Newport Heights Elementary** — 0.7 mi away, 11.5% (this school: 13.9%)
- **Heinz Kaiser Elementary** — 0.9 mi away, 7.8% (this school: 13.9%)

### ela proficiency
- **Mariners Elementary** — 0.3 mi away, 71.25% (this school: 42.7%)
- **Newport Harbor High** — 0.7 mi away, 63.05% (this school: 42.7%)
- **Woodland Elementary** — 0.7 mi away, 61.35% (this school: 42.7%)
- **Newport Heights Elementary** — 0.7 mi away, 71.05% (this school: 42.7%)
- **Heinz Kaiser Elementary** — 0.9 mi away, 70.7% (this school: 42.7%)

### math proficiency
- **Mariners Elementary** — 0.3 mi away, 80% (this school: 52%)
- **Newport Harbor High** — 0.7 mi away, 66% (this school: 52%)
- **Woodland Elementary** — 0.7 mi away, 66% (this school: 52%)
- **Newport Heights Elementary** — 0.7 mi away, 80% (this school: 52%)
- **Heinz Kaiser Elementary** — 0.9 mi away, 80% (this school: 52%)

## Related data feeds
- **Profile (human)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa
- **Performance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/performance
- **Finance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/finance
- **Demographics**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/demographics
- **Inclusion**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/inclusion
- **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/context
- **Attendance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/attendance
- **Discipline**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/discipline
- **Outcomes**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/outcomes
- **Workforce**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/international-school-for-science-and-culture-costa-mesa/workforce

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*Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). Aggregated by WhatSchool.ai.*

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