Summary:
Highland Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 330 students in grades K-8 in Beaumont, California. The school is part of the Highland Academy District, which is ranked 839 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Highland Academy faces several challenges, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 20.9% and test scores that are generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 44.7% of Highland Academy students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 25.95%, significantly lower than the state's 35.54%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing better than White students.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Wildwood Elementary, Hemmerling Elementary, and the Beaumont Unified schools, generally outperform Highland Academy on test scores and other metrics. For instance, Brookside Elementary, which is only 2 miles away, ranked 1,466 out of 5,862 California elementary schools in 2023-2024, compared to Highland Academy's 3,600 ranking. These comparisons, along with Highland Academy's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggest that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's performance.
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