Summary:
The Newport-Mesa Unified school district in California is home to two middle schools: Horace Ensign Intermediate and Charles W. Tewinkle Middle. Based on the available data, Horace Ensign Intermediate stands out as the higher-performing school in the district.
Horace Ensign Intermediate consistently ranks higher in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, with a ranking of 351 out of 2,777 California middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year, compared to Charles W. Tewinkle Middle's ranking of 1,357. Horace Ensign Intermediate also has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels and end-of-course exams, compared to both the district and state averages. Additionally, Horace Ensign Intermediate has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 23.7% compared to 25.5% at Charles W. Tewinkle Middle.
The data also reveals a significant difference in student demographics between the two schools. Horace Ensign Intermediate has a 47.54% free/reduced lunch rate, while Charles W. Tewinkle Middle has a significantly higher rate of 82.61%. This suggests that Charles W. Tewinkle Middle serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, which could be a contributing factor to the academic performance gap between the two schools. The district may need to address this disparity and ensure equitable distribution of resources and staffing to provide all students with a high-quality education.
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