Summary:
The city of Mecca, California is home to two elementary schools - Saul Martinez Elementary and Mecca Elementary, both of which serve students in grades K-6 and are part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. However, the data reveals that these schools are struggling academically, with consistently low performance across multiple years and subject areas compared to state averages.
Both Saul Martinez Elementary and Mecca Elementary have very low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with Mecca Elementary performing even worse than Saul Martinez. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Saul Martinez Elementary had only 26.96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics, the school had only 20.84% proficient, compared to the state average of 35.54%. Mecca Elementary performed even worse, with only 16.71% proficient in English Language Arts and 11.14% proficient in Mathematics for the same school year.
Additionally, both schools have very low statewide rankings, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, and are rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance. The data also shows that these schools serve communities with significant economic disadvantages, with over 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism rates are extremely high at both schools, with Saul Martinez Elementary at 40.6% and Mecca Elementary at 43.3% for the 2022-2023 school year, which likely contributes to the low academic performance.
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