Summary:
The Latino College Preparatory Academy District consists of a single public charter high school, Latino College Preparatory Academy, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 408 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.
Latino College Preparatory Academy has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of California high schools. Its student population is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with very low representation of other racial groups. Academically, the school struggles, with only 32.04% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and a mere 1.94% proficient or better in Mathematics, far below state averages. The school's science proficiency rate for 12th-grade students is also low at 9.3%, compared to the state average of 26.91%.
Concerning attendance and graduation rates further highlight the school's challenges. Latino College Preparatory Academy has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.6%, significantly higher than the state average. While the school boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 96.6%, it also has a concerning dropout rate of 3.4%. The high percentage of students (76.47%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may present additional obstacles in providing a high-quality education.
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