Summary:
The Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District contains a single high school, Options For Youth - Duarte Inc, located in Pasadena, which serves grades 7-12 and enrolls over 3,300 students, most of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
This school operates as an alternative education program, which is a crucial context for understanding its performance data. It serves a high-needs population, and its outcomes, including a low graduation rate and high dropout rate, reflect the significant challenges its students face before enrollment. While academic proficiency in subjects like math and English is below state averages, the school has shown a consistent, positive trend over the last three years, improving its statewide ranking from the 32nd to the 41st percentile, indicating it is making progress relative to other schools.
Key areas for family consideration include the school's very high chronic absenteeism rate and its resource constraints, such as a high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to the California average. For parents, it's important to evaluate this school based on its specific mission of serving at-risk youth rather than comparing it directly to traditional comprehensive high schools, and to note the gradual improvements it is making despite these challenges.
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