Summary:
Gladstone Middle is a public middle school located in Covina, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 629 students. The school is part of the Azusa Unified School District, which is ranked 1100 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gladstone Middle consistently performs below the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were around 30% and 15%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 47% and 35%. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups like White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, with rankings in the bottom quartile of California middle schools. Additionally, Gladstone Middle has seen a steady decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 97.6% in 2018-2019 to 89.2% in 2022-2023, and a corresponding increase in its dropout rate from 0.8% to 10.8% during the same period. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.9% in 2018-2019 to 30.0% in 2022-2023.
Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Hollencrest Middle and Sandburg Middle, which are within a 3-4 mile radius, Gladstone Middle generally performs worse academically, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as higher overall SchoolDigger rankings. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 26.0%, compared to Gladstone Middle's 30.0%. The school's high percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students, reaching 90.46% in 2022-2023, may be a contributing factor to these issues.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Azusa Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2069th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,053
Student/teacher ratio: 17.3
Number of students: 629
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
94.1%
Asian:
2.7%
White:
1.6%
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African American:
1.1%
Two or more races:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%
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