Summary:
Zip code 93434 in Guadalupe, CA, is served by two public schools—Mary Buren Elementary (grades K-4) and Kermit McKenzie Intermediate (grades 4-8)—within the Guadalupe Union Elementary district, with no high school located in the area.
Both schools serve a community with high economic need and face significant academic challenges, consistently performing below state averages in core subjects like English and math. However, Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is the higher-performing school of the two, ranking in higher state percentiles than Mary Buren Elementary. A notable strength for both is student performance on the Spanish language assessment, where they meet or exceed state averages, reflecting a bilingual student population.
Despite spending more per student than the national average, the district ranks very low statewide, indicating systemic challenges. On a positive note, both schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, which is a strength given the socioeconomic factors. For parents, this means the local schools are working with a high-need population and show relative strengths in Spanish and student attendance, but academic results, especially in mathematics, lag significantly behind state standards.
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