Summary:
The Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District consists of a single elementary public charter school, the Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts, which serves grades K-5 in Laguna Niguel, California.
The Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts stands out as a high-performing school, with its students consistently outperforming the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in 3rd grade, 70% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 42.96%, and 85% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 45.11%. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has consistently ranked in the top 30% of California elementary schools over the past few years, with its highest ranking being 1388 out of 5,848 schools in the 2022-2023 school year.
The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with 50.6% white, 20.88% Hispanic, 6.43% Asian, and 20.88% students of two or more races. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.5% is higher than the state average, and 22.49% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. These factors may require further investigation and targeted interventions to address the underlying causes and improve student attendance and support for disadvantaged students.
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