Summary:
The Winters Joint Unified school district in California is home to two elementary schools: Waggoner Elementary and Shirley Rominger Intermediate. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and face some notable challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and below-average academic performance.
Waggoner Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3% and a free and reduced lunch rate of 57.58%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, Shirley Rominger Intermediate has a slightly lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21.9% but a higher free and reduced lunch rate of 62.43%, suggesting an even greater concentration of economically disadvantaged students.
Academically, both schools perform below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency levels. Shirley Rominger Intermediate in particular has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. The district-wide proficiency rates are also lower than the state averages, indicating a need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning and achievement across the Winters Joint Unified school district.
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