Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District

The Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District consists of a single public charter high school, Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy, which serves grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 505 students. The school faces significant challenges, with a declining statewide ranking, underperformance on academic assessments, high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout, and a student population that faces substantial economic disadvantages.

Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy has a diverse student body, with a majority Hispanic population (63.17%) and significant representation from African American (17.23%) and multi-racial (12.67%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST), is consistently below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. This underperformance is reflected in the school's statewide ranking, which has dropped from 734 out of 1290 California high schools in 2020-2021 to 1686 out of 2335 in 2022-2023.

Compounding the academic challenges, Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy faces high rates of chronic absenteeism (39.1%) and dropout (5.1%), both of which are significantly higher than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (89.11%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the student population faces significant economic disadvantages. Addressing these multifaceted issues will likely require a comprehensive approach that addresses the school's academic, social, and economic challenges to improve outcomes for the students of Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District.