Summary:
This analysis covers the single K-8 school, Grenada Elementary, within the Grenada Elementary district in California, which serves 210 students with nearly half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Grenada Elementary shows a clear strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.0% that is significantly better than the state average of 19.4%. Academically, the school has a mixed performance profile: while its overall English Language Arts proficiency is below the state average, students in 6th and 8th grade actually outperform their peers statewide in this subject. However, the school faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates are well below California averages, with math scores showing a particularly sharp decline in the upper grades.
The school's state ranking has gradually declined over the past three years, suggesting other schools are improving at a faster pace, despite Grenada Elementary spending over $16,000 per student. The combination of strong attendance, adequate resources, and specific academic strengths in upper-grade ELA provides a foundation that the school could leverage to address its pronounced gaps in mathematics and science achievement.
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