Summary:
Alta Vista Elementary is the sole elementary school located in the Alta Vista Elementary district in Porterville, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 495 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools over the past 3 years and struggling with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and high chronic absenteeism.
Alta Vista Elementary has consistently low test scores, with only 14.86% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 12.65% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54% respectively. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8% is nearly double the state average, and over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 22.2, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes for students.
The data on Alta Vista Elementary suggests the school faces significant challenges in supporting student learning and achievement. Further analysis would be needed to understand the root causes of the school's performance issues and develop effective interventions to address the unique barriers faced by the student population.
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