Summary:
The California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II District contains a single high school, California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II, serving grades 9-12 with 140 students in Redding, CA.
This school serves a specialized population, often students who have struggled in traditional settings, which is reflected in its performance data. Key challenges include an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 91.1%, far above the state average, and very low proficiency rates in core subjects like English and math. The school also reports a high dropout rate and a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need.
Despite these profound challenges, the school has shown recent improvement in its statewide ranking. It's important to understand this school within the context of its YouthBuild model, which combines academic instruction with vocational training for opportunity youth. While current outcomes are concerning, the upward trend suggests the program's interventions may be beginning to have a positive effect for this vulnerable student population.
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