Summary:
This analysis examines four elementary schools (spanning grades TK-8) within the Duarte Unified School District, revealing significant variation in performance and student support across the district.
Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning stands out as the district's top performer, achieving the highest test scores in English, math, and science and maintaining the lowest rate of chronic student absenteeism. Royal Oaks STEAM Academy also shows strengths, particularly in science, and demonstrates impressive growth in English scores from lower to upper grades. In contrast, Maxwell Academy and Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy face greater challenges, with lower academic proficiency and higher chronic absenteeism rates that exceed the state average.
A key finding is the district-wide struggle with chronic absenteeism, which is nearly double the state average, though Valley View and Royal Oaks manage this issue effectively. Science instruction appears to be a relative strength across the district, with all schools meeting or exceeding state averages. The analysis suggests that the smaller Valley View Academy's practices in supporting consistent attendance and strong academics could serve as a valuable model for other schools in the Duarte Unified district seeking improvement.
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