Summary:
Cloverdale Unified School District contains one middle school, Washington Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 in a district where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with significant economic need.
Washington Middle School faces considerable academic challenges, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science all falling well below the California state averages. The school has consistently received the lowest possible performance rating over the last three years, placing it in the bottom 20% of schools statewide. Interestingly, despite these academic struggles, the school spends a substantial amount per student—$18,507—which is higher than the typical average for the state, suggesting that funding alone is not translating into stronger test scores for this student population.
For parents, key points to consider include the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which is near the state average but remains a barrier to learning, and a notable pattern in math performance where scores vary dramatically between grade levels. While the school's statewide ranking has shown slight improvement in recent years, it continues to serve as the sole middle school option within the Cloverdale Unified district, meaning its performance is closely aligned with the district's overall averages and reflects broader educational trends in the area.
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