Summary:
The city of Westley, California has a single public elementary school, Grayson Elementary, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the Patterson Joint Unified School District. With a total enrollment of 266 students, Grayson Elementary has a highly diverse student population, with 98.12% of students identifying as Hispanic. However, the school is struggling academically, with consistently low test scores and a declining statewide ranking.
Grayson Elementary has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is a low-performing school. Its student performance on standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, only 7.32% of students were proficient or better, compared to 32.45% for the district and 42.96% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
The data suggests that Grayson Elementary is facing significant socioeconomic challenges, with 94.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high level of economic disadvantage among the student population may be a contributing factor to the school's academic struggles. While Grayson Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio (19.1) among the elementary schools in the district, this does not appear to be enough to overcome the other challenges the school is facing.
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