Summary:
The 80102 zip code area in Colorado is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Bennett School District No. 29J. While the schools generally underperform compared to state averages on standardized tests, a few stand out for their relative strengths.
Bennett Intermediate School has relatively strong academic performance, with 29.9% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts and 22% in CMAS Math, both higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, better than the district's 0-star rating. Meanwhile, Bennett High School stands out for its high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and low dropout rate of 1.9%, despite lower test scores than the state average.
The schools in the 80102 zip code face challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 27.7% and high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, from 29.18% at Bennett High School to 44.13% at Bennett Middle School. These factors may contribute to the overall underperformance of the district compared to state averages, but the data also highlights areas of strength, such as the positive graduation and dropout metrics at Bennett High School.
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