Summary:
The Cuyama Joint Unified school district in California has only one elementary school, Cuyama Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 3,092 out of 5,874 California elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 4,558 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, and it now has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Cuyama Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages across various grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's English Language Arts/Literacy proficiency rates ranged from 25% to 68.75%, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 31.25%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. The school also faces challenges with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (76.03%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
With only one elementary school in the Cuyama Joint Unified district, it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons within the district. However, the data suggests that Cuyama Elementary is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and student attendance, which may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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