Summary:
In the city of Many, Louisiana, there is one elementary school, Many Elementary School, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade with 613 students in the Sabine Parish school district, which is a 4-star district ranked in the 70th percentile statewide.
Many Elementary School has shown impressive academic improvement, jumping from a 2-star rating (45th percentile) to a 3-star rating (61st percentile) in the most recent school year. The school particularly excels in Social Studies, where 62% of all students are proficient, outperforming both the district (53%) and the state (55%). This strength is especially notable in 3rd grade, where 70% of students are proficient in Social Studies compared to just 49% statewide. Despite 73.41% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a high-poverty indicator—the school still meets or exceeds state averages in Mathematics (65% vs. 62%) and English Language Arts (72% vs. 70%). However, a concerning pattern emerges between grade levels: 3rd graders dramatically outperform 4th graders, with a 22-point gap in Math proficiency (76% vs. 54%) and a 15-point gap in Social Studies (70% vs. 55%), suggesting a need for curriculum alignment in upper grades.
The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 32.0% that is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the state average of 22.5%. This high absenteeism likely drags down the school's overall star rating, as the state's ranking formula considers factors beyond just test scores. The student-teacher ratio is 15.7:1, and the school's ability to achieve above-average test scores despite significant poverty and absenteeism challenges is noteworthy. If the school can reduce chronic absenteeism to the state average, its academic performance could potentially improve even further.
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