Summary:
The Crete Academy District in Los Angeles, California, contains a single elementary school, Crete Academy, which serves grades K-6 with 284 students.
Crete Academy faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools for the last three years. Student proficiency in core subjects is dramatically below state averages, with only 7.89% proficient in English and 5.19% in math compared to statewide rates of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school also contends with a chronic absenteeism rate of 30.5%, which is substantially higher than the state average of 19.4% and presents a major barrier to student learning.
Notably, the school invests considerable resources, spending $21,122 per student, which is well above the California average. It serves a student population where nearly 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While the district has only this one school for comparison, the data indicates persistent systemic challenges. For parents, this suggests the school environment requires intensive, evidence-based interventions to improve student outcomes, particularly in addressing attendance and closing the wide achievement gaps in literacy and mathematics.
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