Summary:
The Newman-Crows Landing Unified school district operates two high schools serving grades 9-12: the comprehensive Orestimba High and the smaller West Side Valley High (Continuation), which together enroll about 966 students.
Orestimba High is the district's main high school and shows significant strengths, particularly in keeping students on track to graduate, with a rate of 98.7% that is well above the state average. The school also performs better than the state average in English Language Arts. However, it faces challenges in math and science, where student proficiency is notably below state averages. In contrast, West Side Valley High (Continuation) serves a much smaller group of students and struggles profoundly, with no students testing as proficient in core subjects and an extremely high rate of chronic absenteeism, despite receiving more funding per student.
For parents, the key takeaway is that the district's primary high school successfully graduates almost all of its students but has room for improvement in specific academic areas, especially math and science. The large performance gap between the two schools highlights very different educational experiences within the same district. The district's overall ranking falls in the lower half statewide, indicating that while Orestimba High has clear successes, the struggles of the continuation school pull down the district's average performance.
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