Summary:
The city of Shandon, California is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Shandon Elementary and Shandon High, which are part of the Shandon Joint Unified school district. Both schools have consistently underperformed compared to state averages, with Shandon Elementary ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools and Shandon High ranked in the bottom 40% of California high schools over the past three years.
Shandon Elementary struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as high chronic absenteeism, with 21% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. Shandon High also has low proficiency rates, with only 33.33% of students meeting or exceeding standards in ELA and just 4.76% in Mathematics. The school also has a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a high dropout rate of 15.8%.
Both schools serve a high-need population, with 76.57% of Shandon Elementary students and 61.63% of Shandon High students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student-teacher ratios, while not extremely high, are still above the recommended levels for effective instruction, which may be a contributing factor to the schools' challenges. Addressing the root causes of the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high-need student populations will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes in the Shandon community.
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