Summary:
This analysis covers seven elementary schools in zip code 95361, serving grades K-6 (with two K-8 schools) in the Oakdale, Valley Home, and Knights Ferry areas of California, with a total enrollment of 3,400 students across four different school districts.
Parents will find a varied educational landscape. Knights Ferry Elementary stands out as the top performer with the highest test scores and lowest chronic absenteeism, followed by other consistently strong schools like Cloverland Elementary and Sierra View Elementary in the Oakdale Joint Unified district. In contrast, Mesa Verde Elementary in the Riverbank Unified district has the lowest academic performance and highest absenteeism, despite receiving the most funding per student.
Key factors differentiating these schools include chronic absenteeism, which is strongly linked to performance, and school size, with smaller schools like Knights Ferry and Valley Home Elementary having lower student-teacher ratios. Valley Home is notable for its exceptionally low absenteeism. Overall, the data shows that within this single area, school outcomes depend on a complex mix of resources, attendance, and instructional quality rather than funding alone.
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