Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District

Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle is the sole school in the Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District, a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 277 students in California. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom 15% of California middle schools for the past three years and receiving a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rate in English Language Arts/Literacy was 27.21%, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and in Mathematics, the proficiency rate was only 9.19%, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's proficiency rates in the California Science Test (CAST) for 8th grade science are also well below the state average, with only 9.43% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 28.95%.

Additionally, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District is ranked 1452 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 24.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, and serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 89.17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.