Summary:
The Big Sandy School District No. 100J in Colorado is home to a single middle school, Simla Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Despite its small student population of just 77 students, Simla Junior High School stands out as a relatively strong-performing middle school within the district and the state of Colorado.
Simla Junior High School is ranked 137 out of 485 Colorado middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year, placing it in the top 28% of middle schools statewide. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years, indicating above-average performance. Academically, the school excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages across all grade levels, particularly in 7th grade. In math, the school's 6th and 7th grade proficiency rates are also higher than the district and state averages, though 8th grade math performance dips below the state average.
While Simla Junior High School's academic performance is generally strong, the school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with approximately 50.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's dropout rate of 1.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is lower than the state average, but the high chronic absenteeism rate suggests an area for improvement. Overall, Simla Junior High School appears to be a standout middle school in the Big Sandy School District, with a focus on strengthening its academic performance, particularly in math, and addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.
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