Summary:
The 93656 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, across the Riverdale Joint Unified and Burrel Union Elementary school districts. While Riverdale High School stands out as a strong performer, with high graduation rates and above-average academic proficiency, other schools in the area, such as Burrel Elementary School, struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism.
Riverdale High School is ranked 930 out of 2,323 California high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, with a 94.8% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.5% dropout rate. The school also performs above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Burrel Elementary School is ranked in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating, and has significantly lower proficiency rates in core subjects compared to the district and state.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern across the area, with Horizon High School, an alternative high school, reporting a 100% chronic absenteeism rate, and Burrel Elementary and Fipps Primary also having high rates of 23.8% and 24.1%, respectively. Additionally, all schools in the data set have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.24% at Riverdale High to 89.41% at Fipps Primary, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.
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