Summary:
The Grace Hopper STEM Academy District consists of a single, small STEM-focused middle school, Grace Hopper STEM Academy, serving 93 students in grades 6-8 in Inglewood, California.
This school presents a complex picture, as it spends a very high amount per student—$28,100—yet its students' academic proficiency is significantly below state averages across all core subjects. The gap is most pronounced in science, where only 2.5% of students are proficient compared to 32.65% statewide, which is a notable concern for an institution with a dedicated STEM focus. Performance also varies by grade, with 7th graders showing the strongest results in math and English, while 8th-grade scores, particularly in math, drop sharply.
Despite these challenges, the school is on an upward trajectory, having improved its statewide ranking from the 6th to the 15th percentile over the last three years. Factors that may be impacting achievement include a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average. For parents, this means the school is a small, specialized environment with substantial resources and recent signs of improvement, but it still has considerable ground to cover to help students meet grade-level standards, especially in science and math.
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