Summary:
The Black Butte Union Elementary district in California consists of two schools: Black Butte Elementary and Black Butte Junior High. Both schools have consistently low academic performance, with below-average test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.
Neither Black Butte Elementary nor Black Butte Junior High stand out as high-performing schools. Both have low statewide rankings, with Black Butte Elementary ranked 4,448 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and Black Butte Junior High ranked 2,134 out of 2,777 California middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, both schools are rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement.
The district faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (44.6% at Black Butte Elementary and 46.5% at Black Butte Junior High), significantly below-average test scores in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science, and high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients (74.5% at Black Butte Elementary and 65.33% at Black Butte Junior High). These factors suggest that the district serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the low academic performance across both schools.
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