Summary:
The San Rafael City High district serves grades 9-12 in the San Rafael area of California and includes three schools: two traditional comprehensive high schools, San Rafael High and Terra Linda High, and one continuation school, Madrone High Continuation.
Among these schools, Terra Linda High stands out as the district's top performer, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide with a 93.3% graduation rate and the strongest test scores. San Rafael High performs near state averages, while Madrone High Continuation, which serves a specialized at-risk population, faces significant challenges with much lower graduation rates and high dropout rates, reflecting its different educational model.
The district's overall performance is average compared to the state, but this masks a wide variation between individual schools. An interesting finding is that the highest-performing school does not have the highest per-student spending, and its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the mid-performing school's, suggesting that the relationship between resources, attendance, and outcomes is complex. For parents, this highlights the importance of looking at individual school performance within the San Rafael City High district, as student experiences and results can differ substantially.
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