Summary:
Riley/New Dawn is an alternative public school in San Diego, California, serving 135 students in grades K-12. This school faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance compared to state and district averages.
Riley/New Dawn has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 21.4% to 59.1% over the past five years, which is much lower than the San Diego Unified and state averages. Correspondingly, the school has had high dropout rates, ranging from 7.1% to 41.2% during the same period. Additionally, Riley/New Dawn has very high chronic absenteeism rates, more than double the district and state averages. Academically, students at Riley/New Dawn perform significantly below their peers, with only 35.29% of 11th-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.92% in the district and 55.73% statewide.
These challenges may be exacerbated by the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Riley/New Dawn, with 75.18% to 82.58% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Interestingly, nearby alternative schools, such as Alba and Home & Hosp/Transition Support, also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting that these issues may be common among alternative schools in the area. In contrast, Mt. Everest Academy, a virtual public school in the same district, has significantly higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and much stronger academic performance. Addressing the root causes of Riley/New Dawn's challenges, such as the high rates of economic disadvantage, could lead to improvements in student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public, Alternative K-12
District:
San Diego Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
5698th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $33,646
Student/teacher ratio: 6.4
Number of students: 135
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
47.4%
White:
21.5%
African American:
15.6%
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Two or more races:
14.1%
Asian:
1.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.3%
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