Summary:
The King-Chavez Community High District consists of a single high school, King-Chavez Community High, serving grades 9-12 in San Diego with a small enrollment of 226 students, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
This school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only about 2% of students are proficient, which is far below the state average. Performance in English and science is also below average but not as severely. The school's state ranking has been unstable, dropping notably in the most recent year. Furthermore, chronic student absenteeism is high at nearly 34%, and the graduation rate of 78% is below the state average, with more than one in five students dropping out.
Despite these outcomes, the school invests considerable resources, spending over $25,000 per student with a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 12-to-1. The combination of high funding, high student need, and low academic results suggests a complex situation where resources may not be translating effectively into student success, highlighting a critical need for targeted interventions in math instruction and student attendance.
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