Summary:
The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified school district operates three high schools serving grades 9-12, with one also including grades 7-8, educating nearly 3,000 students in total.
The district is dominated by Yucaipa High, a large comprehensive school that performs well above state averages, boasting a 98% graduation rate and strong test scores, particularly in English. In contrast, the two much smaller alternative schools, Green Valley High and Oak View High School & Education Center, face significant challenges with very low graduation rates, extremely high chronic absenteeism, and test scores in the bottom tier of the state.
While the district's overall averages appear strong, this is largely due to the high performance of Yucaipa High, which enrolls over 90% of the high school students. The alternative schools receive significantly more funding per student and have much smaller class sizes, yet struggle with profound attendance and academic hurdles, indicating they serve student populations with distinct and substantial needs.
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