Summary:
This analysis examines two middle schools, Yuba Gardens Intermediate and Riverside Meadows Intermediate, serving grades 6-8 in zip code 95961, revealing a clear performance gap between them.
Riverside Meadows Intermediate is the higher-performing school, ranking in the 50th percentile statewide compared to Yuba Gardens Intermediate at the 21st percentile. Riverside Meadows students show stronger proficiency in English, math, and science, and the school has a much lower rate of chronic absenteeism (12.2% vs. 21.5%). Interestingly, this higher achievement comes despite Riverside Meadows spending nearly $3,000 less per student, suggesting factors beyond funding are at play.
The schools operate in different districts, with Riverside Meadows in the higher-ranked Plumas Lake Elementary district and Yuba Gardens in the Marysville Joint Unified district. A notable difference is the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is 43.94% at Riverside Meadows and 77.53% at Yuba Gardens. Both schools, however, face a common challenge of math and science scores falling below the state average, a trend that increases in higher grade levels.
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