Summary:
Ingenium Charter Middle District contains a single public charter middle school, Ingenium Charter Middle, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 144 students. Based on the available data, Ingenium Charter Middle does not appear to be a standout school, consistently ranking in the bottom half of California middle schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Ingenium Charter Middle struggles, with proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science assessments significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's 8th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was just 9.62% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 31.57%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.6%, which may be contributing to the low academic performance.
Socioeconomic factors may also play a role, as Ingenium Charter Middle serves a population with 63.19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1, which is generally considered positive, the combination of academic struggles, high absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges suggests that Ingenium Charter Middle District may need to address these issues to improve educational outcomes for its students.
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