Summary:
This analysis covers 10 schools in the 95687 zip code of Vacaville, California, serving about 7,415 students from kindergarten through 12th grade across the Vacaville Unified and Travis Unified districts.
The schools show a wide range of performance, with clear standouts and some facing significant challenges. Top-performing schools include Sierra Vista K-8, which has the lowest chronic absenteeism and strong English scores, and Cooper Elementary, which has the highest math proficiency among elementary schools. In contrast, Ernest Kimme Charter Academy struggles with very high absenteeism and low graduation rates, while Eugene Padan Elementary and Fairmont Charter Elementary have lower rankings and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.
Key takeaways for the area include a systemic challenge with mathematics, as proficiency is low across nearly all schools. There is also a strong correlation between chronic absenteeism and academic performance, with schools having better attendance consistently performing better. Interestingly, the two schools in the Travis Unified district, Cambridge Elementary and Foxboro Elementary, generally show stronger science scores compared to others, suggesting possible instructional differences between the two districts.
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