Summary:
The city of Nipomo, California is home to 5 schools, all part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. The district includes 3 elementary schools, 2 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. While the district as a whole is ranked 587 out of 1,568 school districts in California, the schools in Nipomo show a wide range of performance.
The standout school in Nipomo is Central Coast New Technical High, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of California high schools with a 5-star rating. This school has exceptional academic performance, with 98.28% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 43.1% proficient or better in Mathematics. In contrast, the elementary schools in Nipomo generally perform below the district and state averages, with Nipomo Elementary being the lowest-performing, having the highest chronic absenteeism rate and the lowest proficiency rates across all grade levels.
The data suggests a correlation between socioeconomic factors, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, such as Dana Elementary at 75.5%, tend to have the lowest test scores and highest chronic absenteeism. Meanwhile, Central Coast New Technical High has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 46.07% and the highest academic performance in the district.
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