Summary:
The 97835 zip code is home to a single school, Helix Charter School, an alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 144 students.
Helix Charter School stands out for its strong performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and science, outpacing the state averages across most grade levels. In ELA, the school's proficiency rates are particularly impressive in 11th grade (73.3% vs. 45.2% state) and 4th grade (68.8% vs. 41.9% state). However, the school lags behind the state average in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 14.3% in 11th grade to 56.3% in 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 20% and 37.7%, respectively. In science, Helix Charter School shines, with 57.1% of 11th graders and 47.1% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 32% and 30.6%, respectively.
Helix Charter School appears to be well-resourced, spending $21,824 per student, significantly higher than the state average, and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 8.7 to 1. These factors may contribute to the school's academic success, though the lack of specific data on free/reduced lunch rates makes it difficult to assess the socioeconomic demographics of the student population and how that may be impacting the school's performance. Overall, Helix Charter School is a high-performing alternative school, particularly in ELA and science, but with room for improvement in mathematics.
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