Summary:
The city of Bussey, Iowa is home to a single high school, Twin Cedars Junior-Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa high schools over the past 3 school years, with its performance on standardized tests showing mixed results. While the school has above-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts for 8th and 9th grades, its mathematics proficiency rates are below the state average across all grade levels.
Twin Cedars Junior-Senior High School has a relatively small student population of 159 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.4, which is lower than the state average. However, the school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is significantly higher than the state average. The school's high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 52.83% indicates that it serves a large population of economically disadvantaged students, which may present additional challenges in terms of providing resources and support to meet the needs of its students.
Overall, the data suggests that Twin Cedars Community School District is facing significant challenges in improving the academic performance and student engagement at Twin Cedars Junior-Senior High School. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving teaching and learning, supporting students and families, and ensuring equitable access to resources and opportunities.
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