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Vista Norte Public Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Rialto, California that serves grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 631 students. This school stands out as a struggling institution with very low graduation rates, high dropout rates, poor academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism compared to both the state averages and nearby schools.
Vista Norte Public Charter has extremely low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 13.5% to 18.2%, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 55-60%. The school also has high dropout rates, reaching 32.6% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Vista Norte Public Charter students perform poorly on standardized tests, with only 23.14% of 11th graders proficient in ELA and 7.44% proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9% respectively. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 43.2% is more than double the state average and much higher than nearby schools, which range from 6.6% to 82.2%.
In comparison, Mojave River Academy - National Trails, another charter school nearby, has significantly better graduation rates (70.6%), lower dropout rates (28.9%), and better test scores. Similarly, San Bernardino County Juve Detention and Assessment Center, an alternative school, has better graduation rates (50.9%) and lower dropout rates (24.5%) than Vista Norte Public Charter. Zupanic Virtual Academy, a virtual public school, also outperforms Vista Norte Public Charter with better graduation rates (65.6%), lower dropout rates (32%), and higher test scores.
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