Summary:
The city of Monticello, Georgia, is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area face challenges, with lower-than-average academic performance and high rates of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Jasper County High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 85.4%, but its proficiency rates in core subjects like American Literature and Composition, Algebra I, Biology, and United States History are lower than the county and state averages. In contrast, Jasper County Middle School has the highest proficiency rates in Algebra I, with 96% of students proficient or better, compared to the county and state averages of 35.7% and 44.9%, respectively. The school also has relatively higher proficiency rates in 8th grade Mathematics and 8th grade Social Studies.
Across the schools in Monticello, the free and reduced lunch rates range from 63.72% at Jasper County Middle School to 74.04% at Washington Park Elementary School, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The spending per student varies from $8,390 at Washington Park Elementary School to $9,955 at Jasper County Primary School, and the student-teacher ratios range from 12.7 at Jasper County Primary School to 16.4 at Jasper County High School. The Jasper County school district, which encompasses all the schools in Monticello, is ranked 132 out of 206 districts in Georgia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting opportunities for improvement in the overall quality of education and student outcomes.
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