Summary:
The city of Byron, California is home to two schools: Excelsior Middle, a middle school, and Mountain House Elementary, an elementary school. These schools serve students in the Byron Union Elementary and Mountain House Elementary districts.
While Mountain House Elementary is a small school with only 21 students, it has some impressive test scores, with 62.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 37.5% in Mathematics, outperforming the state averages. However, the school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8% and a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 57.14%, indicating potential challenges faced by the student population. In contrast, Excelsior Middle, the larger school with 428 students, generally performs below the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, but has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21.0% and a free/reduced lunch rate of 29.91%.
The data reveals a diverse landscape in Byron, with both high-performing and lower-performing schools. While Mountain House Elementary stands out for its strong test scores, the high chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates suggest that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the schools' performance. There may be opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing between the two institutions to leverage their respective strengths and address the educational needs of the community.
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