Summary:
The Big Valley Joint Unified school district in California serves two schools: Big Valley Elementary and Big Valley Junior Senior High. While the high school boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, the elementary school struggles with declining statewide rankings and relatively low test scores compared to district and state averages.
Big Valley Junior Senior High's impressive graduation and dropout statistics highlight the school's success in supporting students through to completion. In contrast, Big Valley Elementary has seen its statewide ranking drop from 4482 out of 5789 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 4057 out of 5862 in 2023-2024, indicating the school is falling behind its peers. Both schools perform below district and state averages on standardized tests, with particularly low 3rd grade English Language Arts and Mathematics scores at the elementary level.
Across the district, high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 60% at the high school to 70.83% at the elementary school, suggest socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student outcomes. Additionally, the difference in student-teacher ratios, with the high school having a 9.5 ratio compared to the elementary school's 20.9, may be a contributing factor to the varying academic performance between the two schools.
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