Summary:
The Leadership Military Academy District in Moreno Valley, California, consists of a single, small high school, Leadership Military Academy, serving grades 9 through 12 with 119 students.
This specialized military academy presents a complex picture for parents, with significant strengths and challenges. On the positive side, the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, boasting a 96% graduation rate and a low dropout rate that are both better than the state average. It also demonstrates pockets of academic strength, such as its 12th graders outperforming the state average in science. However, the school faces severe difficulties in core academic areas, with mathematics proficiency extremely low at under 3%, and it has been consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of all California high schools for the last three years.
A major area of concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 48.3%, which is more than double the state average and likely a key contributor to academic struggles. Interestingly, the school operates with substantial resources, including high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, but this has not yet translated to broad success on state tests. For parents, the school's military structure appears highly effective at fostering discipline and graduation success, but addressing the absenteeism crisis and improving foundational math and English instruction remain critical needs.
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