Summary:
The Pacoima Charter Elementary District contains a single elementary school, Pacoima Charter Elementary, serving grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently below-average academic performance, a high-need student population, and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate.
Pacoima Charter Elementary's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, are well below the state averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, ranging from 31.85% to 51.33% in ELA/Literacy and 24.82% to 45.61% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% in ELA/Literacy and 34.31% to 45.64% in Mathematics. The school's proficiency rate in Science (CAST) is also significantly lower than the state average, at 25.55% compared to 32.68%.
Additionally, Pacoima Charter Elementary faces significant challenges with student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 39.7%, which is substantially higher than the state average. This, coupled with the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (81.19%), suggests that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address these areas of concern and improve student outcomes.
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