Summary:
The Muroc Joint Unified school district in California is home to two high schools: Desert Junior-Senior High and Boron Junior-Senior High. Based on the available data, Desert Junior-Senior High appears to be the stronger performing of the two schools, outpacing Boron Junior-Senior High and the overall district on several key metrics.
Desert Junior-Senior High boasts a higher 4-year graduation rate of 95.3% compared to Boron Junior-Senior High's 88.6%. Additionally, Desert Junior-Senior High has a lower dropout rate of 4.7% versus Boron Junior-Senior High's 9.1%. When it comes to chronic absenteeism, Desert Junior-Senior High has a rate of 30.8%, while Boron Junior-Senior High's rate is significantly higher at 58.0%. On standardized tests, Desert Junior-Senior High outperforms Boron Junior-Senior High and the Muroc Joint Unified district in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
The data suggests there may be substantial differences in resources, teaching quality, or other factors between the two schools that contribute to the performance gap. Additionally, the higher free/reduced lunch rate at Boron Junior-Senior High (57.2%) compared to Desert Junior-Senior High (10.63%) indicates a lower socioeconomic status for Boron's student population, which may be correlated with the school's lower academic outcomes. While Desert Junior-Senior High appears to be the stronger performer, the district-level data shows that both high schools are generally underperforming compared to state averages, suggesting the need for a broader, district-wide effort to improve educational quality and student achievement.
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