Summary:
The Fusion Charter District in Turlock, California, contains a single high school, Fusion Charter, which serves grades 7 through 12 with a total enrollment of 142 students.
This school faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 77.9%, which is about four times the state average and is a major factor impacting student learning. Academic proficiency is very low across all subjects, with 8th graders showing 0% proficiency in both English and math, and the student-teacher ratio of 35.7 students per teacher is exceptionally high, suggesting limited individual support. Furthermore, the school's per-student spending is relatively low, and its dropout rate of 27.7% is more than triple the state average.
Despite these severe difficulties, there are small signs of progress, as the school's statewide ranking improved from the 8th to the 17th percentile in the most recent year. The school serves a population where over 84% of students are economically disadvantaged, and the 72.3% graduation rate indicates that many students persevere through substantial obstacles. Parents should be aware that while the school is showing slight improvement, it is currently performing far below state averages in nearly every measured category of student success and resources.
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