Summary:
The city of Fall River Mills, California has only one public school, Fall River Elementary, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 282 students. The school is part of the Fall River Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 937 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Fall River Elementary's academic performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy ranged from 32.43% to 48.28%, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 12.5% to 31.58%, compared to the state average of 34.31% to 45.64%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the district and state averages, with 29.03% of students proficient or better in 5th grade science.
Additionally, Fall River Elementary has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 50.71% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The student-teacher ratio at Fall River Elementary is 17.9, which is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio of 15-18 students per teacher.
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