Summary:
The Saint Helena Unified school district in California is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Saint Helena Elementary and Saint Helena Primary. Both schools have consistently strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that often exceed district and state averages.
Saint Helena Elementary stands out as a top-performing school, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools according to SchoolDigger's ratings. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 56.45% in ELA and 56.57% in Math in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district averages of 57.37% and 45.03% respectively. Saint Helena Primary also demonstrates high academic achievement, with a focus on providing a low student-teacher ratio of 12.6, potentially allowing for more individualized attention for students.
While both schools serve a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates around 36%, they have managed to maintain their strong performance. However, the data also reveals an area for potential improvement at Saint Helena Elementary, which has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0% compared to Saint Helena Primary's 9.7%. Overall, the Saint Helena Unified district appears to be effectively allocating resources and supporting its elementary schools to provide a high-quality education for its diverse student population.
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