Summary:
The Oracle Elementary District in Arizona has only one elementary school, Mountain Vista School. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
Mountain Vista School's academic performance is consistently below the district and state averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 34% to 52%, compared to the state average of 35% to 46%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 30% for 4th grade and 33% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 36% and 28%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state averages.
The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the 54.64% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's relatively low spending per student of $8,401, which is below the state average, and slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 13.7 may also be factors in its academic challenges. Addressing these issues will likely require a multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.
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