Summary:
The Fresno County Office of Education district in California oversees 3 schools serving grades K-12, including 1 high school and 2 alternative schools. These schools face significant challenges, with consistently low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and extremely poor academic performance on standardized tests.
The alternative schools, Fresno County Special Education and Alice M. Worsley, struggle the most, with graduation rates ranging from 15.6% to 19.4% and dropout rates as high as 65.6% to 73.7%. These schools also have very low proficiency rates on standardized tests, with only 3-9% of students meeting or exceeding standards in ELA and Math. The lone high school, Violet Heintz Education Academy, faces similar challenges, with a 26.3% graduation rate and a 73.7% dropout rate.
Across all three schools, chronic absenteeism rates are high, ranging from 9.0% to 81.4%, and the student populations are predominantly economically disadvantaged, with 64.98% to 97.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. These systemic issues suggest the need for targeted interventions and comprehensive, district-wide approaches to address the unique challenges faced by these schools and ensure equitable access to quality education for all students.
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