Summary:
Zip code 95360 in Newman, California, contains one middle school, Yolo Junior High, serving grades 6-8 with 738 students in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified district.
While the school serves a community with significant economic need, it shows important strengths, particularly in managing student attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.4% is notably better than both the district and state averages. The school is also on a positive trajectory, having improved its statewide ranking from the 28th to the 30th percentile, earning it a higher performance rating this year. However, academic proficiency in core subjects like English and Math remains below state averages, and per-student spending is relatively high at over $18,000.
The most pressing academic challenge is a steep decline in mathematics proficiency from 6th to 8th grade, with 8th-grade proficiency falling to just 6.19%. Performance in Spanish language assessments is also very low, especially by 8th grade. In contrast, English Language Arts scores are more stable across grades, and the school's science proficiency actually exceeds the district average. For parents, this indicates a school that is successfully engaging students and showing improvement in its standing but one that faces clear academic hurdles, particularly in upper-grade math and world language.
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