Summary:
The Tehachapi Unified school district serves roughly 3,500 students across seven schools, including four elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, in a district that ranks in the lower half statewide.
Among these schools, Cummings Valley Elementary stands out as the district's top performer, earning a 4-star rating with the highest test scores and the best attendance, while Tehachapi High shows strength with a graduation rate above 94%. In contrast, Jacobsen Middle has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and has low math proficiency, and Monroe High (Continuation), which serves at-risk students, has very low test scores but a high graduation rate for its specialized population.
Key challenges for the district include chronic absenteeism rates that are higher than the state average and test scores in English and math that lag behind California averages. The data suggests parents should note the significant performance gap between elementary schools and the particular struggles in middle school math, though the high graduation rate at Tehachapi High is a positive indicator for college and career readiness.
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