Summary:
Alpaugh Unified is a small, rural district in California with a single elementary school, Alpaugh Elementary, which serves grades K-8 and has 249 students.
This school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 3% of all California schools for the last three years. Proficiency rates in English, math, and science are far below state averages, with math scores being particularly low; only about 8% of students met state standards in math compared to 37% statewide. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.2%, which is higher than the state average, and a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
As the only school in the Alpaugh Unified district, its performance directly reflects the district's overall standing, which is in the 5th percentile statewide. While per-student spending is around $11,281, academic outcomes have remained low over time, indicating persistent systemic challenges that require targeted support and intervention to improve student learning and attendance.
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