Summary:
The School District No. Re-2 Brush in Colorado serves 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, with consistently low student performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism across the schools.
Brush High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 1.9%, but its test scores are below the state average, with only 49% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Reading/Writing and 15% proficient or better in SAT Math. In contrast, Beaver Valley Elementary School has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 69.33%, indicating a high-need student population, and its test scores are also below the state average, with only 22% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts and 25.8% proficient or better in CMAS Math.
Across the district, the schools face significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 27.7%, and high percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 58.09% to 69.33%. The student-teacher ratios range from 13.7 to 19.8 students per teacher, and the schools generally perform below the state average on CMAS and SAT/PSAT tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.4% to 58% across different grade levels and subjects. These findings suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and address the underlying socioeconomic challenges faced by the district.
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