Summary:
The Today's Fresh Start-Compton District contains one elementary school, Today's Fresh Start-Compton, which serves grades K-8 in Los Angeles with 374 students.
This school shows a clear pattern of strengths in the early grades and in science. Third and fourth graders perform better than the state average in English, and fifth graders excel in science, scoring significantly higher than their peers across California. The school has also shown consistent improvement, climbing from the 35th to the 53rd percentile in statewide rankings over the past three years. However, there are notable challenges as students move into middle school, with sixth and eighth-grade scores, especially in math, falling well below state averages.
A major area of concern is student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate more than double the state average. While the school serves a high-needs population, it maintains a manageable class size with a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 to 1. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's positive trajectory and early-grade successes, but also the significant performance drop in middle school and the critical attendance issue that likely impacts overall learning.
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