Summary:
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity is a public alternative school serving grades K-12 in Fresno, California, with a student population of 214 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school faces significant challenges compared to the surrounding schools, with lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, higher chronic absenteeism, and lower academic performance.
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (71.96%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 33.01% to 79.38% Hispanic students. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 52.2% to 62.5% over the past five years, lower than the surrounding schools, which range from 15.1% to 90.9%. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates, ranging from 13.0% to 32.5% over the past five years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 4.5% to 44.9%. Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity has also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.7% to 51.8% over the past five years, much higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 0.4% to 65.2%.
Compared to the Central Unified School District, Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity's performance metrics are significantly lower, suggesting the school may face unique challenges. Additionally, the nearby Yosemite Valley Charter and Endeavor Charter schools generally outperform Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity, indicating that the alternative school model may not be as effective as the charter school model in this area. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity, ranging from 69.41% to 83.18% over the past three years, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower performance metrics, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve educational outcomes for this student population.
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