IVA - Intellectual Virtues Academy Middle School
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25 reviews
3601 Linden Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 912-7017
Community Reviews
Read what parents are saying about IVA - Intellectual Virtues Academy Middle SchoolIVA is a great school where teachers genuinely care for ALL students and make themselves available to support in whatever ways students need.
Posted by a parent on 2/5/2024No Rating
The educators at IVA are committed to ongoing intellectual character growth for themselves and for their students. This philosophical foundation of formative development creates a community of academic rigor and deep care for each individual. It is good to work and learn at IVA alongside our families. We are glad to be a part of students lives in these important years.
Posted by a principal on 9/21/2023Thoughtful attention to the content and process of academic learning, as well as social and emotional learning.
Posted by a parent on 6/3/2021would not recommend IVA of Long Beach due to lack of diversity both in faculty and staff as well as in perspective. The Social Science and Science department does a good job of representing various thoughts and contributions of individuals; however the school as a whole does not celebrate it--even when called out for it.The exclusivity of the school is its selling point, but that's where the advantages stop compared to public schools in the area. There is no music, no art programs, nor sports program which is a missed opportunity for students at a prime age can explore and enjoy enrichment activities. Instead, there are clubs that parents must be the head of, which is bizarre as such clubs are allocated in every school's budget.Communication is all virtual which is a breeding ground for passive aggressive, subpar, and delayed communication. I've been to the school for parent observation and was shunned and told that my family's expectations of our child were too high. Instruction is all done on Google Classroom and there are no textbooks. Family functions are planned at the convenience of staff and faculty not working parents. Ed Code with regard to parental involvement is not followed. Lastly, teachers are not held accountable for differentiating instruction nor for keeping up their gradebook. Assignments go missing often and theirs letting to no feedback on assessments less Illuminate. Rubrics and grading methods are not shared which breeds ground of bias grading.Since entry, it has been a constant battle to get an answer to our family's most straightforward answers to the point we've had to involve the Board of Directors and the district. I was going to reserve my comments for the end of the year, but because my family's experience has been more than horrendous, I decided to share as previous remarks are from more than a year ago. It would benefit families to have their whole child's need meet at a public school like Stafford or other in the surrounding area. This one misses the mark on all the areas that count.
Posted by a parent on 5/26/2020The school definitely has a progressive political bent, as others have mentioned, but students are encouraged to think for themselves and to explain their assertions with logic and evidence.
Posted by a parent on 6/24/2019Nearby Schools
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N/AGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageWe are still at the school and my kids are thriving academically, socially and spiritually. I don't think all schools are perfect but you need to evaluate whether it works for your kids and family. It has worked well for my children, especially my high functioning child.Parent Review4y ago
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Long Beach schools - IVA - Intellectual Virtues Academy Middle School is located at 3601 Linden Avenue, Long Beach CA 90807. IVA - Intellectual Virtues Academy Middle School is in the Long Beach Unified School District. IVA - Intellectual Virtues Academy Middle School is a Charter school that serves grade levels 6-8.
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