Summary:
The Black Butte Union Elementary district in Shingletown, California, consists of a single school, Black Butte Elementary, serving grades K-5 with 156 students.
Black Butte Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science consistently below state averages. The school's performance has ranked in the bottom quarter of California schools for the past three years. There is notable variation between grades, with fifth graders performing closest to state standards while fourth graders show a much larger gap, suggesting differences in learning support across grade levels.
A critical issue for the school is chronic absenteeism, with over 37% of students missing a significant amount of school, nearly double the state average. This high rate of absence is a major obstacle to learning. The school serves a community with high economic need, as indicated by nearly three-quarters of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's student-teacher ratio is manageable, these combined factors present ongoing challenges for student achievement.
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