Summary:
Zip code 92365 in the rural area of Newberry Springs, California, contains one public elementary school, Newberry Springs Elementary, which serves grades K-5 for about 106 students within the Silver Valley Unified school district.
Newberry Springs Elementary is a standout for its impressive recent improvement, jumping from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in the state's rankings over just two years, and it now outperforms its own district average. The school excels in English Language Arts, where student proficiency rates are notably higher than both district and state averages, especially in the upper grades. However, performance in mathematics and science lags behind state averages, and the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than average.
Despite these academic challenges, the school benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio and exceptionally high per-student spending, which is well above the typical California average. This creates a unique profile of a small, high-investment rural school serving a community with high economic need that has made strong gains in reading but continues to work on improving math and science outcomes and addressing attendance.
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