Summary:
In zip code 32431, there is one high school, Cottondale High School, which serves grades 6 through 12 and is part of the Jackson County school district, a district ranked 48th out of 70 in Florida.
Cottondale High School has a total enrollment of 419 students and has maintained a consistent 3-star state rating over the past three years, ranking in the 56th to 60th percentile of Florida high schools. The school shows notable strengths in English Language Arts (ELA) and early math, with 10th grade ELA proficiency at 75% (compared to 61% statewide) and 6th grade math at 74% (compared to 60% statewide). It also excels in Algebra 1, with 78% proficiency, significantly outpacing the state average of 63%. However, the school faces a critical challenge with chronic absenteeism at 61%, which is nearly double the state average of 31.4%. The graduation rate stands at 87.7%, below the state average of 92.2%.
A key finding is a dramatic decline in math proficiency as students move through middle school: 6th grade math is strong at 74%, but drops to 43% in 7th grade and 33% in 8th grade, suggesting a systemic issue with math instruction in those grades. Additionally, while the school excels in ELA, it struggles in US History (50% proficiency vs. 74% state) and Civics (56% vs. 77% state), indicating a gap in content knowledge rather than reading ability. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1 and per-student spending of $11,223, the school has reasonable resources, but the data suggests targeted interventions are needed for middle school math, chronic absenteeism, and history/civics instruction.
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