Summary:
The Ingenium Charter District in California consists of a single elementary school, Ingenium Charter, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 304 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools and struggling with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.
Ingenium Charter has a student body that is 84.21% Hispanic, with relatively low percentages of white (5.26%), African American (2.3%), and Asian (7.57%) students. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 32.79% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 14.75% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 46.69% and 33.38%, respectively.
Additionally, Ingenium Charter faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 40.2% - more than double the state average. The school also serves a high-needs population, with 87.83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student body. These factors suggest that Ingenium Charter requires targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students and address the persistent challenges it faces.
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