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YES Academy is an elementary school located in Los Angeles, CA that serves 448 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, YES Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The key challenges facing YES Academy include high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 16.5% in 2017-2018 to 49.6% in 2022-2023, as well as significantly lower test scores compared to the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 17.49% of YES Academy students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In math, only 12.28% of YES Academy students were proficient or better, compared to 32.83% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all perform significantly worse than their peers across the state.
Interestingly, nearby schools in the same district, such as Western Avenue Technology Magnet and Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary, perform significantly better than YES Academy on most metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and subgroup performance. Additionally, nearby charter schools, such as Today's Fresh Start-Compton and Learning by Design Charter, also outperform YES Academy, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by YES Academy may be unique to the school itself and that addressing the underlying factors, such as poverty and chronic absenteeism, could be crucial in improving student outcomes.
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