Summary:
The PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District consists of a single middle school, PREPA TEC - Los Angeles, which serves grades 6-8 and has a total enrollment of 291 students. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (98.28%), with a high percentage of students (98.28%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage.
Academically, PREPA TEC - Los Angeles is struggling, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are significantly lower than the statewide averages across all grade levels. The school's ELA proficiency ranges from 17.24% in grade 6 to 30.77% in grade 8, while its Mathematics proficiency ranges from 3.45% in grade 6 to 7.53% in grade 7. Additionally, only 7.61% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in the California Science Test (CAST), compared to the statewide average of 28.76%. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% may be contributing to these academic challenges.
According to the SchoolDigger rankings, PREPA TEC - Los Angeles is ranked 2,531 out of 2,788 California middle schools for the 2022-2023 school year, with a 0-star rating out of 5. This consistently low ranking and rating suggest that the school is one of the lowest-performing middle schools in the state and may require significant interventions and support to improve its educational outcomes for its predominantly disadvantaged student population.
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