Summary:
The city of La Center, Washington is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 1 alternative school. Overall, the schools in La Center show a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with La Center High School and La Center Elementary School standing out as the top performers in the district.
La Center High School is the district's top-ranked school, with impressive 10th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that significantly outperform the district and state averages. The school also boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, though its dropout rate is also higher than the state average. In contrast, La Center Middle School and the district as a whole struggle to match the state's performance in core subjects, suggesting room for improvement.
The district's alternative school, La Center Academy, faces unique challenges, with significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the other schools, particularly in Math. Additionally, the schools in La Center have a predominantly white student population, with limited racial diversity, which may be an area of focus for the La Center School District to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.
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