Summary:
The Alta Vista Innovation High District contains a single, large high school, Alta Vista Innovation High, serving over 2,800 students in grades 9-12.
Data reveals significant challenges at Alta Vista Innovation High, most notably an alarmingly low graduation rate of 19.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 71.8%, meaning the vast majority of students miss too much school and do not earn a diploma from this institution. Academic proficiency is far below state averages, with only about 8% of students proficient in math and 23% in English, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of all California schools for the last three years.
Despite per-student spending above the national average, the school struggles with a very high student-to-teacher ratio of 32-to-1 and serves a student population where nearly 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The combination of severe attendance issues, low academic achievement, and poor graduation outcomes suggests systemic problems that require comprehensive intervention to support student success.
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