Summary:
The 93239 zip code area is home to two schools - John F. Kennedy Middle School and Kettleman City Elementary School. While John F. Kennedy Middle School performs reasonably well compared to the Redwood City Elementary District and California state averages in English Language Arts, Kettleman City Elementary School significantly underperforms the Reef-Sunset Unified School District and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
John F. Kennedy Middle School is ranked in the top 37% of California middle schools and has a 3-star rating, while Kettleman City Elementary School is ranked in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools and has a 0-star rating. Both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, with John F. Kennedy Middle School at 29.5% and Kettleman City Elementary at 21.1%. Additionally, the schools serve predominantly low-income communities, with 59.63% of John F. Kennedy Middle School students and 91.14% of Kettleman City Elementary School students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
The stark performance differences between the two schools may indicate a need for the district and state to allocate additional resources and support to Kettleman City Elementary to help address the significant academic challenges faced by its students. The high rates of free/reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism suggest that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the performance challenges, and the findings may have implications for targeted interventions to support the underperforming school.
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