Summary:
The Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District contains a single high school, Options For Youth - Duarte Inc, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 2,354 students. The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining from 1396 in 2023-2024 to 1529 in 2022-2023 and 1586 in 2021-2022, placing it in the bottom 15% of schools in California.
Academically, Options For Youth - Duarte Inc struggles, with proficiency rates on standardized tests ranging from just 2.74% to 40.5%, well below the state averages of 27.9% to 55.73%. The school's four-year graduation rate is only 15.4%, and its dropout rate is a concerning 30.0%. Additionally, the school faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 59.3% of students missing a significant amount of school. These academic and attendance challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high student-teacher ratio of 27.9, which is higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as 87.38% of students at Options For Youth - Duarte Inc are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Addressing the multitude of challenges faced by this school will require a comprehensive, targeted approach to support the academic, social, and economic needs of its students.
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