Summary:
The city of Holtville, California is home to 6 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this Holtville Unified School District serve a predominantly Hispanic student population and face challenges related to economic need, as indicated by high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.
Among the standout schools in Holtville is Pine Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top 1,200-1,700 elementary schools in California and outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Another high-performing school is Holtville High, which boasts a very high 4-year graduation rate of 98.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.7%. In contrast, the alternative and continuation schools, Freedom Academy of Imperial Valley and Sam Webb Continuation, have significantly lower performance metrics compared to the other schools in the district.
The data also reveals significant variation in key metrics across the Holtville schools, such as chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 7.4% at Pine Elementary to 61.5% at Sam Webb Continuation, and student-teacher ratios ranging from 10:1 at Freedom Academy to 46.8:1 at Sam Webb Continuation. These findings suggest a need for the Holtville Unified School District to address the unique challenges faced by different student populations and ensure equitable resource allocation and support services across all schools.
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