Summary:
The Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District contains a single elementary school, Aspire Capitol Heights Academy, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1% of California elementary schools over the past three years, indicating significant academic challenges for its students.
Aspire Capitol Heights Academy's performance on standardized tests is substantially below the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 4.76% to 21.74% across different grade levels, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 12.5%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST assessment, were 0% for both 5th and 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 32.68% and 28.95%, respectively.
The school faces additional challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (88.24%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 42.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be serving a population of students facing significant socioeconomic and attendance-related challenges, which could be contributing to the school's low academic performance. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the unique needs of the students at Aspire Capitol Heights Academy and improve their educational outcomes.
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