Summary:
The 06906 zip code area in Stamford, Connecticut is home to two underperforming schools: Julia A. Stark School, an elementary school, and Dolan School, a middle school. Both schools have significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the Stamford School District and Connecticut state averages, with only 16.4% of 3rd graders at Julia A. Stark School proficient or better in ELA and 27.2% of 6th graders at Dolan School proficient or better in ELA.
Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 17.7% of students chronically absent at both schools in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average of 13.7%. The schools also serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 58.76% of students at Julia A. Stark School and 56.01% of students at Dolan School receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the relatively high per-student spending at these schools, with Julia A. Stark School spending $17,531 per student and Dolan School spending $16,839 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, the academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests that the schools may be facing systemic issues that require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address the root causes of their challenges and improve educational outcomes for the students in this zip code area.
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