Summary:
The city of Alta, California, is served by a single public elementary school, Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary, a Kindergarten through 8th grade school with 99 students in the Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary district.
This K-8 school shows notable strengths, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 16%, which is better than the state average, and solid performance in 4th grade English Language Arts, where half of students are proficient. However, the school's overall academic results are mixed, with math and science proficiency generally below state averages. A significant point of concern is the dramatic variation in performance between grades; while 4th graders perform near state levels, 6th graders show very low proficiency rates in both English and math.
Over the past several years, the school's statewide ranking has fallen considerably, moving from the 68th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 37th percentile in the current year. With a per-student spending of over $19,000, the school operates with substantial resources for its small size. For parents, the school offers the continuity of a K-8 program in a small setting with better-than-average student attendance, but the declining ranking and specific middle-grade academic challenges are important factors to consider.
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