Summary:
Sargent School District No. Re-33J in Colorado has only one middle school, Sargent Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a higher-than-average proficiency rate in 8th grade science, it generally underperforms compared to state averages in other academic areas and has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools.
Sargent Junior High School has a relatively small student population of 51 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, the school faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a dropout rate of 1.9%, both of which are higher than the state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally lower than the state averages, with the 8th grade ELA proficiency rate being particularly low at 26.1% compared to the state's 43.9%.
Despite the school's struggles, it does have some areas of strength, such as its 8th grade science proficiency rate of 54.5%, which is well above the state average of 36.4%. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of students (47.06%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the small school size and low student-teacher ratio could be an advantage, this does not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes based on the available data.
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