Decoto School for Independent Study is a public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Union City, California, with a total enrollment of 295 students. The school is part of the New Haven Unified School District, which is ranked 703 out of 1,568 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Decoto School for Independent Study faces significant challenges, with low graduation rates ranging from 49.2% to 68.9% over the past 5 years, much lower than the state average of around 84%. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 8.5% to 21.1%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, from 31.6% to 68.7%, all of which are significantly higher than state averages. Academically, Decoto School's test scores on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are consistently lower than the New Haven Unified School District and the state of California across all grade levels and subject areas.
While Decoto School's performance is generally better than other nearby alternative schools like Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court and Alameda County Community, it lags significantly behind virtual/independent study schools in the region, such as The Pleasanton Virtual Academy and Castro Valley Virtual Academy. The school's struggles may be exacerbated by its relatively high percentage of low-income students and a student-teacher ratio that has ranged from 18.5 to 29.9 over the past 3 years.
Students at Decoto School for Independent Study are 43% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 8% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.
Decoto School for Independent Study ranks 1545th of 2777 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
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In the 2023-24 school year, 279 students attended Decoto School for Independent Study.