Summary:
The city of Esparto, California is home to three public schools serving grades K-12: Esparto Elementary, Esparto High, and Esparto Middle. These schools, which are part of the Esparto Unified School District, face significant challenges, with all three schools ranking in the bottom half of their respective school types in California and receiving low 1-2 star ratings from SchoolDigger.
The high rates of free/reduced lunch eligibility at Esparto Elementary (78.54%) and Esparto Middle (80.47%) indicate significant economic disadvantage among the student populations, which likely contributes to the low academic performance seen across the district. Additionally, the district struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.5% at Esparto Middle to 28.4% at Esparto High, which can have a negative impact on student learning and achievement.
While Esparto High stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 96.4% and higher English Language Arts proficiency (52.38%) compared to the district and state averages, its math proficiency (9.52%) is much lower, pointing to specific instructional or curricular issues in mathematics that the district may need to address. Overall, the Esparto Unified School District faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and addressing the economic and attendance issues impacting its schools.
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