Summary:
Lazear Charter Academy is the sole elementary school located within the Lazear Charter Academy District. The school serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and has faced declining performance in recent years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 and a statewide ranking that has dropped from 4294 out of 5883 California elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 3355 out of 5862 in 2023-2024.
Lazear Charter Academy's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages, ranging from 22% to 57.14% in ELA and 9.26% to 39.29% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% in ELA and 31.57% to 45.64% in Mathematics. The school's proficiency rates in CAST Science assessments are also lower than the state averages, ranging from 18.18% to 37.29% compared to the state's 28.95% to 32.68%.
Additionally, Lazear Charter Academy has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 86.61% in the 2022-2023 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 23.1, which is higher than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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