Summary:
The ISANA Nascent Academy District consists of a single K-8 charter school, ISANA Nascent Academy, serving 488 students in a high-need community of Los Angeles.
This school faces significant challenges, consistently earning a low 1-star rating and ranking in the bottom quartile of California schools for the past three years. Academic performance is well below state averages, particularly in mathematics where proficiency is less than half the state rate, and chronic absenteeism at 29.3% is a major concern. However, there are pockets of relative strength, such as 8th-grade English Language Arts, where student performance is nearly on par with the state average, suggesting some effective strategies are in place.
For parents, it's important to note the school serves a community with very high economic need and is investing considerable resources, spending over $21,000 per student. While outcomes have been persistently low, the most recent data shows a slight improvement in statewide ranking, which may indicate the beginning of positive momentum. Key areas for family inquiry would be the school's specific plans to address chronic absenteeism and improve mathematics instruction, as well as how it intends to replicate the successes seen in its 8th-grade classrooms across other grades.
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