Summary:
The Colusa Unified district consists of five public schools serving roughly 1,470 students from kindergarten through 12th grade in a high-need area, where all schools have significant populations of economically disadvantaged students.
Among the district's schools, Colusa High stands out for its strong graduation rate and English performance, while James M. Burchfield Primary shows notable strength in mathematics. George T. Egling Middle school has shown recent improvement and has the best attendance record in the district. However, the two alternative schools, Colusa Alternative Home and Colusa Alternative High (Continuation), face severe challenges with chronic absenteeism and very low academic proficiency.
Overall, the district performs below state averages in core academic subjects but excels in keeping students in school, with graduation rates exceeding the state average and dropout rates that are lower. A key area for improvement is mathematics, where student proficiency drops sharply after the 4th grade. The data suggests that while the district effectively supports students through to graduation, there are significant opportunities to strengthen academic outcomes, particularly for its most vulnerable students in the alternative programs and during critical grade-level transitions.
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