Summary:
The Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary school district has only one middle school, Oak Grove Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. The data analysis reveals that Oak Grove Middle is a struggling school, with declining performance, high chronic absenteeism, and underperformance in academic assessments compared to district and state averages.
Over the past three school years, Oak Grove Middle has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1861 out of 2802 California middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1946 out of 2777 in 2023-2024. The school's rating has also decreased from 2 stars out of 5 to 2 stars out of 5 during this time. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Oak Grove Middle's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as CAST Science, are below the district and state averages across all grade levels and end-of-course exams. The school's socioeconomic factors, such as a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (50%) and a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than the state average, may contribute to the challenges it faces in providing a high-quality education to its students.
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