Summary:
Pauma Valley, California is home to a single school, Pauma Elementary, which serves grades K-8 and has 256 students enrolled. The school is part of the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District, which is ranked 1288 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Pauma Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.45% of Pauma Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 29.36% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science was also very low, with proficiency rates of just 7.33% and 10.2%, respectively. Additionally, Pauma Elementary has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 53.1%, which is likely contributing to the poor academic outcomes.
Pauma Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 76.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 26.1, which may be a factor in the challenges it faces in providing effective instruction and support for its students. Overall, the data analysis suggests that Pauma Elementary is a struggling school that requires targeted interventions and additional resources to improve educational outcomes for its students.
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