Summary:
The Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District consists of a single elementary school, Edison-Bethune Charter Academy, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 416 students. The school's performance has been declining over the past three years, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 4260 out of 5862 California elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy struggles academically, with proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in CAST Science assessments are also substantially lower than the state averages, with only 9.43% of 5th-grade students proficient or better compared to the state average of 32.68%. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.7% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 94.71%.
The data suggests that Edison-Bethune Charter Academy would benefit from implementing targeted interventions and support programs to address the academic and attendance issues faced by its students. The school's declining performance and significant achievement gaps indicate a need for significant improvement efforts to ensure that students are meeting grade-level standards and receiving the support they need to succeed.
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