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Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts is a public charter middle school in San Antonio, Texas, serving around 90 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high dropout rates, and poor rankings compared to both the state and nearby schools.
Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with around 88-89% Hispanic students over the past 3 years. The school's proficiency rates on STAAR tests range from 8.82% to 35.48% in reading and 3.23% to 10% in math, well below the state averages of 37.1% to 54.45% in reading and 31.89% to 40.23% in math. The school has been ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools for the past 4 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Interestingly, nearby schools like Gus Garcia Middle, Neff Middle, and Pease Middle, which are also located in economically disadvantaged areas, generally outperform Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts on academic measures.
Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts faces additional challenges, including high dropout rates ranging from 1.3% to 4.5% over the past 3 years, and a very high percentage (over 92%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite spending around $13,000-$15,000 per student, which is higher than the spending at some nearby public schools, the academic outcomes remain poor. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 10.7 and 18.4 over the past 3 years, which is not significantly different from the nearby public schools, suggesting that the low academic performance is not solely due to staffing levels.
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