Summary:
The Aspire Monarch Academy District in Oakland, California, contains a single elementary school, Aspire Monarch Academy, which serves about 374 students in grades K-5.
This school serves a community with high economic need and faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, yet it shows a clear and positive trend of academic improvement. Over the past three years, its statewide ranking has steadily risen from the 11th to the 25th percentile, indicating that the strategies being used are helping students make progress. The school also operates with a high level of funding per student, which supports smaller class sizes and various programs aimed at helping students succeed.
Performance varies significantly by grade and subject. For instance, fifth graders are performing close to the state average in English Language Arts, a notable strength, while fourth-grade math scores are particularly low, pointing to an area needing focused support. For parents, the key takeaways are that the school is on an upward trajectory with substantial resources, but it continues to work on lifting overall test scores and improving student attendance to match state averages.
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