Summary:
Edwin Markham Elementary is a public elementary school in Vacaville, California, serving 882 students in grades K-6. The school faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state, and struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups.
Edwin Markham Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 9.4% in 2018-2019 to 35.9% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the Vacaville Unified district and California state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 24% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.22% in Mathematics, compared to 43.21% and 27.76% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who consistently rank in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Vacaville Unified district, such as Sierra Vista K-8, Jean Callison Elementary, and Alamo Elementary, generally outperform Edwin Markham Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The local charter school, Kairos Public, also outperforms Edwin Markham across all subject areas and grade levels.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Vacaville Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
5003rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,635
Students who attend Edwin Markham Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 25.1
Number of students: 882
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
67.5%
White:
13.3%
African American:
8.7%
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Two or more races:
6.0%
Asian:
4.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60%
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