Summary:
The John Muir Charter District in Grass Valley contains a single high school, John Muir Charter, which serves grades 6 through 12 with an enrollment of 629 students.
This school faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 80.8%, which is more than four times the state average and is closely linked to its severe dropout rate of 48.5% and a very low graduation rate of 21.2%. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are all far below state averages, with mathematics being the lowest at only 6.29% of students proficient. The school consistently receives low rankings, placing in the 21st percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year, though this represents a slight improvement from previous years.
Despite these outcomes, the school operates with a per-student spending of $18,096 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 to 1. It serves a student population where 94.28% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The data suggests that while the school's academic struggles are consistent across all grade levels, the recent minor improvement in its statewide ranking indicates some interventions may be beginning to have a positive effect, though substantial work remains to address the core issues of attendance and student retention.
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