Summary:
The John Muir Charter District in California consists of a single public charter high school, John Muir Charter, which serves grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 558 students. The data reveals significant challenges facing this school, with consistently low performance, concerning graduation and dropout rates, and extremely high chronic absenteeism.
John Muir Charter has been ranked in the bottom 15% of California high schools for the past three school years, with a four-year graduation rate of only 16.7% and a dropout rate of 33.5% for the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on standardized assessments, is dramatically lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 10.14% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 75.1%, which likely contributes to the poor academic outcomes and low graduation rates.
The data also reveals that John Muir Charter has a very high percentage of students (94.98%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This socioeconomic factor may play a significant role in the school's persistent underperformance and the challenges it faces in supporting student success and retention.
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