# Nova Academy Early College High

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Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana

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## Core identification
- **NCES School ID**: `060156510989`
- **School name**: Nova Academy Early College High
- **Location**: Santa Ana, CA 92701
- **Address**: 500 West Santa Ana Blvd.
- **District**: Nova Academy Early College High District (LEAID `0601565`)
- **Sector**: Public
- **School type**: Regular
- **School level**: High
- **Grade range**: 9–12
- **Charter school**: Yes
- **Coordinates**: 33.74744, -117.87287
- **Phone**: (714)569-0948

## Enrollment (2024)
- **Students**: 288
- **Teachers (FTE)**: 15
- **Student-teacher ratio**: 19.2:1
- **Free/reduced lunch**: 88.9%

## State accountability rating
- **System**: CA Dashboard
- **Year**: 2024
- **Overall rating**: Green
- **Indicators**:
  - elpi: Green
  - math: Red
  - college_career: Green
  - ela: Orange
  - graduation: Blue

## Academic performance (state assessments)
### 2024
- **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 50.5% proficient — 71 tested
- **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 38.0% proficient
- **Math (CA SBAC)**: 20.0% proficient

## Graduation rates
- **2024**: 96.2% (cohort of 52)
- **2021**: N/A (cohort of 95)

## SAT/ACT participation (2020)
- **SAT/ACT takers**: 1

## Attendance
- **2020**: chronic absence 16.8% (62 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**: 0.5%
- **Hispanic/Latino**: 94.0%
- **Black/African American**: 1.9%
- **Asian**: 0.8%
- **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 1.9%
- **Pacific Islander**: 0.0%
- **Two or more races**: 0.8%
- **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 88.5%

## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020)
- **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 10.8% — 31 students
- **English Learners**: 17.7% — 51 students

## Programs & enrichment
- Advanced Placement (AP)

## Finance
### District F-33 (2022)
- **District per-pupil revenue**: $19,592,593
- **Federal share**: 15.1%
- **State share**: 64.3%
- **Local share**: 20.6%
- **Instructional spending per pupil**: $8,114,198

## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023)
- **Median household income**: $55,924
- **Poverty rate**: 20.2%
- **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 9.2%
- **Unemployment**: 4.8%
- **Median gross rent**: $1,617
- **Foreign-born residents**: 51.3%
- **Single-parent households**: 13.1%

## Environmental context
- **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 8.1 miles (ORANGE COUNTY NORTH BASIN)
- **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 0
- **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 226
- **Nearest brownfield**: 2.92 miles (GRIJALVA PARK EXTENSION)

### Water safety
- **Public water system**: CITY OF SANTA ANA
- **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Most recent violation**: 2021-10-01

### Air quality
- **PM2.5 annual average**: 10.5122 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9)
- **Nearest monitor**: 6.9 miles

## Nearby schools performing better

### ela proficiency
- **OCSA** — 0.5 mi away, 76.25% (this school: 44.25%)
- **Middle College High** — 1.1 mi away, 81.2% (this school: 44.25%)
- **Santiago Elementary** — 1.4 mi away, 60.65% (this school: 44.25%)
- **Citrus Springs Charter** — 1.8 mi away, 56.15% (this school: 44.25%)
- **John Muir Fundamental Elementary** — 2.0 mi away, 47.1% (this school: 44.25%)

### graduation rate
- **OCSA** — 0.5 mi away, 99.2% (this school: 96.2%)
- **Middle College High** — 1.1 mi away, 98.9% (this school: 96.2%)
- **Advanced Learning Academy** — 1.4 mi away, 98% (this school: 96.2%)
- **Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.** — 1.7 mi away, 97.3% (this school: 96.2%)
- **Samueli Academy** — 2.0 mi away, 98.4% (this school: 96.2%)

### math proficiency
- **OCSA** — 0.5 mi away, 80% (this school: 20%)
- **Roosevelt Walker Academy** — 0.9 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **Santiago Elementary** — 1.4 mi away, 66% (this school: 20%)
- **Vista Condor Global Academy** — 1.7 mi away, 38% (this school: 20%)
- **Citrus Springs Charter** — 1.8 mi away, 66% (this school: 20%)

## Related data feeds
- **Profile (human)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana
- **Performance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/performance
- **Finance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/finance
- **Demographics**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/demographics
- **Inclusion**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/inclusion
- **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/context
- **Attendance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/attendance
- **Discipline**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/discipline
- **Outcomes**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/outcomes
- **Workforce**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/nova-academy-early-college-high-santa-ana/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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