Summary:
ZIP code 80643 is served by exactly one high school: Weld Central Senior High School, which enrolls 651 students in grades 9–12 and belongs to the Weld County School District Re-3j in Keenesburg, Colorado. Because the area has just one high school, this analysis focuses on how Weld Central compares with district and state averages and how its own performance has shifted over time.
Weld Central Senior High School stands out most for its exceptional graduation rate of 96.4%, far above the district's 93.5% and the state's 85.6%. This is especially impressive given that nearly half of students (49.16%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school's state ranking has also climbed steadily from the 7th percentile (0 stars) in 2020–2021 to the 10th percentile (1 star) in 2021–2022 and then to the 31st percentile (2 stars) in 2022–2023. Its dropout rate of 0.8% is just half the state's most recent rate of 1.6%.
Still, the school faces meaningful challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects 33.1% of students, higher than the district's 29.1% and the state's 28.4%. SAT Reading/Writing proficiency among 11th graders is 38%, which exceeds the district's 35% but trails the state's 60%, and it represents a five-point drop from the prior year's 43%. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.4, the school presents a mixed but improving profile: it succeeds at getting students to graduation despite significant economic disadvantage, while attendance and academic proficiency remain the most pressing areas for growth.
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