Summary:
The Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart District in California contains only one public charter high school, Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart. This school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 737 out of 2,123 California high schools in 2021-2022 to 1,192 out of 2,323 in 2023-2024. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2022-2023 was only 33.3%, significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate was 35.4%, which is very high.
Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 29.2% in 2022-2023. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels and assessment types. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were 44.71% in ELA and 16.67% in Math, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9%, respectively.
The school has a high percentage of students (63.66%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 24.9 to 1 is higher than the state average, which may contribute to the challenges the school faces in terms of academic performance and student engagement. To improve the school's performance, the district and school leadership may need to explore strategies to address the underlying issues, such as increasing funding, reducing class sizes, implementing targeted interventions for at-risk students, and strengthening family and community engagement.
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