Summary:
The Arena Elementary is the sole elementary school located within the Arena Union Elementary district in California. The school serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade and faces significant challenges, with consistently low performance on standardized tests and a high percentage of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Arena Elementary has consistently performed well below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates range from 15% to 39.13% in ELA and 3.85% to 35% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 45-47% and 31.57% to 45.64%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST exam, are also low, ranging from 15.38% to 17.39% for 5th and 8th grade, compared to the state average of 28.95% to 32.68%.
Additionally, Arena Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 63.11% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 46%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's low rankings, poor performance, and high-needs student population indicate a clear need for improvement, and the district should prioritize strategies to address the underlying issues and provide a better educational experience for the students.
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