Summary:
The Burton Elementary District in California consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 835 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Within the district, Summit Charter Academy stands out as a high-performing alternative school, with the highest 4-year graduation rate at 96.1% and the lowest dropout rate at 1.9%. It also has the highest test scores across most grade levels and subjects compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, the other schools in the district generally lag behind, particularly in mathematics, with the elementary schools all ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools.
The district faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.5% at William R. Buckley Elementary to 20.8% at Burton Middle School. Additionally, all the schools in the district have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
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