Summary:
The Standard Elementary District in Bakersfield, California, consists of 4 schools: 3 elementary schools (Wingland Elementary, Highland Elementary, and Standard Elementary) and 1 middle school (Standard Middle). While the district faces significant challenges, including low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, Highland Elementary stands out as a relative bright spot, with higher proficiency rates than the other schools.
The data analysis reveals that Highland Elementary has the highest performance across several metrics, including the highest percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (29.89%) and Mathematics (16.14%) at the end-of-course level. In contrast, the other schools in the district struggle, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. Additionally, Standard Middle stands out as having the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (46.1%) among the schools in the district, though this rate is still significantly higher than the state average.
The data also highlights the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the schools in the Standard Elementary District, with extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.54% at Highland Elementary to 95.65% at Standard Elementary. This suggests that the district serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by the schools.
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