Summary:
The Alpha: Jose Hernandez District contains a single elementary school, Alpha: Jose Hernandez, which serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 451 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.
Academically, Alpha: Jose Hernandez struggles, with student proficiency rates on standardized tests falling far below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In English Language Arts/Literacy, the percentage of students proficient or better ranges from just 10.34% in grade 3 to 25% in grade 8, compared to state averages of 42.96% to 45.66%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 3.45% in grade 6 to 16.39% in grade 7, compared to state averages of 33.19% to 45.11%. The school's science proficiency rates are also well below state benchmarks.
Beyond academics, Alpha: Jose Hernandez faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 37.3%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 90.02% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors likely contribute to the school's academic struggles and suggest a need for targeted interventions and additional support to improve student outcomes in the Alpha: Jose Hernandez District.
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