Summary:
Dent Elementary is a public elementary school located in Escalon, California, serving 668 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Escalon Unified school district, which is ranked 894 out of 1,560 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Dent Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (43.56%) compared to the state average. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 28.97% (4th grade) to 44.74% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 43.73% and 46.69%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 20.18% (5th grade) to 47.47% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 33.38% and 45.11%, respectively. Additionally, Dent Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.4% in 2018-2019 to 19.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.
When compared to nearby schools, such as Van Allen Elementary, which is also in the Escalon Unified School District, Dent Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students and English Language Learner students having the lowest rankings compared to other subgroups within the school and across the state. Dent Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 3 stars out of 5 in 2020-2021 to 2 stars out of 5 in the most recent school year (2022-2023), suggesting that the school's performance has been declining relative to other elementary schools in California.
Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Escalon Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
3138th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools
Students who attend Dent Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.9
Number of students: 668
Racial breakdown:
White:
50.3%
Hispanic:
43.6%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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African American:
1.5%
Asian:
1.5%
American Indian:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.9%
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