Summary:
The 92549 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Idyllwild, which serves grades K-8 and is part of the Hemet Unified School District. Despite the district's low 1-star rating, Idyllwild stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.
Idyllwild's statewide ranking for elementary schools has improved over the past three years, going from 2328 in 2022-2023 to 2135 in 2023-2024 (out of over 5,800 schools). The school's proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state in several areas, such as 8th grade ELA (72% vs. 33.43% and 45.95%), 4th grade ELA (65% vs. 30.18% and 43.9%), and 4th grade Math (52.5% vs. 20.82% and 41.2%). Additionally, Idyllwild's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.5% is lower than the district average, indicating better student attendance.
With a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.3, Idyllwild appears to be effectively allocating resources to support its students, many of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (73.23% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). The school's ability to outperform the district and state averages despite this challenge is noteworthy and suggests effective strategies for supporting students from low-income families.
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