Summary
Rural Community Academy is a public charter school located in Graysville, Indiana, serving 85 students in middle school grades. Based on the data provided, the school has faced significant challenges in recent years, including high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's chronic absenteeism rates have been consistently high, ranging from 8.5% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on ILEARN assessments has been consistently below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, only 25.58% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40.8% for 6th grade, and only 20.93% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 38.3% for 6th grade. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.76% to 100% over the past few years, suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population.
Despite the school's challenges, the spending per student has been relatively high, ranging from $12,561 to $16,860 over the past few years. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has varied significantly, from 10.6 to 19.8 over the past few years, which may contribute to the school's struggles in improving student outcomes. Unfortunately, the school's performance on key metrics has not shown significant improvement over the past few years, and it consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages.
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