Summary:
The city of Lake Isabella, California is home to 3 schools serving grades K-12: Kern Valley High, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary, and Woodrow Wallace Middle. These schools, which fall under the Kern High and Kernville Union Elementary districts, face significant academic challenges, with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism.
Kern Valley High is the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 1349 out of 2323 California high schools. However, it still struggles with low math proficiency, with only 7.27% of 11th-graders meeting standards, compared to the state average of 27.9%. The school's 76.6% four-year graduation rate is also below the state average, and its 14% dropout rate is quite high.
The elementary and middle schools in the area, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary and Woodrow Wallace Middle, face even greater challenges. Both schools are ranked in the bottom 10% of their respective categories in California, with 0-star ratings from SchoolDigger. They have alarmingly low proficiency rates in both ELA and math, as well as very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 41.8% to 47.7%. These systemic issues are likely exacerbated by the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which range from 71.67% to 86.12% across the three schools.
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