Summary:
Zip code 96021 contains one middle school, Maywood Middle School, serving grades 6-8 in Corning, California, as part of the Corning Union Elementary School District.
This school serves a community with significant economic need, with over 91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, student proficiency in English, math, and science is well below the California state averages, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of all state schools in recent years. A notable trend is that student performance declines sharply from 6th to 8th grade across all subjects.
Despite these academic challenges, Maywood Middle has a chronic absenteeism rate significantly better than the state average. The school also spends more per student than many California schools. This combination of factors—better attendance and higher funding alongside low test scores—suggests that parents and the community may want to investigate the quality of instruction and specific academic programs being offered to understand how resources are being used to support student learning.
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