Summary:
Encore Junior/Senior High School for the Perf and Visual Arts is the sole public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Hesperia, California, with a total enrollment of 630 students. While the school boasts a higher-than-average four-year graduation rate of 96.4%, it faces significant challenges, including a high dropout rate of 3.6%, chronic absenteeism of 29.4%, and consistently lower academic performance compared to the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 1113 out of 2123 California high schools in 2021-2022 to 1640 out of 2323 in 2023-2024, with a rating of 1-2 stars out of 5. Additionally, the school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 51.75% for the 2022-2023 school year, and has a student-teacher ratio of 18.1, slightly higher than the state average.
These findings suggest that Encore Junior/Senior High School for the Perf and Visual Arts may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the academic, attendance, and socioeconomic challenges faced by its students, with the goal of improving overall student outcomes and success.
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