Summary:
The Latino College Preparatory Academy District in California consists of a single public charter high school, Latino College Preparatory Academy, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 408 students. While the school has maintained a 96.6% four-year graduation rate, it has faced challenges in recent years, including a declining statewide ranking, low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Latino College Preparatory Academy's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 1382 out of 2323 California high schools in the 2023-2024 school year to 1688 in 2022-2023 and 1549 in 2021-2022. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST/Science are significantly lower than the statewide averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 10.1% of students demonstrated proficiency compared to the state average of 27.9%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.6% is quite high, which may be contributing to the low academic performance and declining statewide ranking.
The data also reveals that 76.47% of students at Latino College Preparatory Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population. While the school's high percentage of low-income students may present additional challenges, the data suggests that the school needs to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and overall school quality compared to other high schools in California.
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