Summary:
The Oceanside Unified School District in California is home to 4 middle schools, serving students in grades 6-8. These schools include Martin Luther King Junior Middle, Lincoln Middle, Cesar Chavez Middle, and Jefferson Middle.
Martin Luther King Junior Middle stands out as the top-performing middle school in the district, ranking 877 out of 2,777 California middle schools in 2023-2024. It has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%. Lincoln Middle has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1,523 in 2021-2022 to 1,592 in 2023-2024, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 22.4.
The data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing Martin Luther King Junior Middle and the lower-performing Lincoln Middle, Cesar Chavez Middle, and Jefferson Middle. This suggests opportunities for the Oceanside Unified School District to identify and share best practices from the higher-performing school to help improve outcomes at the other campuses. Additionally, the high chronic absenteeism rates across the schools indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to address student engagement and attendance challenges.
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