Summary:
Journey District in Moreno Valley, California, contains a single elementary school, Journey, which serves grades K-6 with 570 students.
This school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California schools. Student proficiency in core subjects is well below state averages, particularly in science where only 8% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 33%. A concerning pattern emerges in mathematics, where performance drops sharply from 39% proficiency in 3rd grade to just 12% by 5th grade. Furthermore, chronic student absenteeism is a major issue at 34.8%, nearly double the state average, which severely impacts learning.
Despite these struggles, the school's per-student spending of $19,835 appears adequate, yet it maintains a high student-teacher ratio of 25.5 to 1. The school has held the state's lowest 1-star rating for three consecutive years, indicating deep-seated challenges that require comprehensive intervention from the Journey District. Key areas for improvement include targeted programs to boost attendance, a review of the upper-grade mathematics curriculum, and enhanced science instruction.
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