Summary:
The city of Signal Hill, California is home to 3 schools serving grades K-8, all part of the Long Beach Unified School District. Based on the available data, Alvarado Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, with strong academic achievement and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the middle school, Jessie Nelson Academy, lags behind the elementary schools in most metrics.
Alvarado Elementary boasts the highest overall performance, with 63.98% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51.55% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also has the lowest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 59.74%, compared to 66.67% at Signal Hill Elementary and 70.26% at Jessie Nelson Academy.
However, all 3 schools face challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism ranging from 27.9% at Jessie Nelson Academy to 42.5% at Alvarado Elementary. Student-teacher ratios are also relatively high, from 24.6 at Jessie Nelson Academy to 28.2 at Signal Hill Elementary. These factors may be contributing to the performance gaps observed between the elementary and middle schools in the Signal Hill area.
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