Summary:
The Julian Union High district contains a single, small rural high school, Julian High, serving about 112 students in grades 9 through 12.
This school presents a mixed picture for parents. On one hand, it excels at supporting students to graduation, with a 90.9% graduation rate and a perfect 0.0% dropout rate, both figures better than the state average. The school also benefits from very high spending per student. However, academic proficiency in core subjects like math (22.22%) and science (21.05%) lags significantly behind state averages, and a major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 32.5% of students missing too much school compared to 19.4% statewide.
The most concerning trend is a clear decline in performance over the last three years, with the school's state ranking and star rating dropping consistently each year. While the small size allows for potential personal attention, the data suggests the school is effectively keeping students enrolled but struggling to ensure they achieve academic mastery, pointing to a need for targeted interventions in attendance and math instruction to reverse the downward trend.
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