Summary:
The Redwood City Elementary district serves nine K-5 and K-8 schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, showing a wide range of academic performance that closely aligns with economic need among its students.
Standout schools include Roy Cloud Elementary, the district's top performer with excellent test scores and very low chronic absenteeism, and Orion Alternative, which also ranks highly. Clifford Elementary is another consistently strong school. In contrast, Garfield Elementary, Hoover Elementary, and Taft Elementary face significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% statewide despite receiving the highest per-student funding in the district.
Key takeaways for parents are that attendance is a major factor, with top schools having much lower chronic absenteeism, and that math scores tend to decline in higher grades across most schools. The specialized Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion program performs around the district average. Overall, the Redwood City Elementary district slightly outperforms state averages in core subjects but contains schools with profoundly different outcomes and challenges.
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