Summary:
The Barack Obama Charter District in Los Angeles, California contains only one school, Barack Obama Charter, which serves grades K-5 with an enrollment of 417 students.
Barack Obama Charter has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of California elementary schools for the past three years, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Only 12.04% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and just 11.17% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) was also very low, with only 5.97% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.7%.
The school serves a high-poverty population, with 88.01% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 57.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may require targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its student population and improve educational outcomes.
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