Summary:
The Cuyama Joint Unified school district in California is home to a single high school, Cuyama Valley High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance and metrics reveal some areas of concern, particularly in academic achievement and student engagement.
Cuyama Valley High has a statewide school rank that has fluctuated between 1204 and 1492 out of 2309-2348 California high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 8.9% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% is significantly higher than the state average, which could indicate underlying issues affecting student engagement.
Academically, Cuyama Valley High struggles to meet state standards. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.33% of 12th-grade students were proficient or better in CAST/Science, compared to the state average of 28.02%. Similarly, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 46.67% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 6.67% were proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics, both well below the state averages. These academic challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students (84.13%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantages within the student population.
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