Summary:
The Howard Gardner Community Charter District in Chula Vista, California contains a single elementary school, Howard Gardner Community Charter, which serves grades K-8 with an enrollment of 239 students.
Howard Gardner Community Charter has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of California elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates ranged from just 4.35% to 15.79% in English Language Arts and 0% to 5.26% in Mathematics in 2023-2024, compared to state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% in ELA and 31.57% to 45.64% in Mathematics. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 50.0% and a student population that is 83.26% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.
These factors suggest that Howard Gardner Community Charter is facing substantial difficulties in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's consistently low performance, high absenteeism, and resource constraints, such as a student-teacher ratio of 23.9, likely contribute to its ongoing struggles. While the data does not provide insight into the specific causes of these challenges, addressing the school's performance and attendance issues should be a priority for the Howard Gardner Community Charter District.
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