Summary:
The city of Corning, Iowa is home to two schools - Corning Elementary School and Southwest Valley High School, both part of the Corning Community School District. While Corning Elementary consistently performs well on state assessments, with students scoring above the state average, Southwest Valley High School struggles, ranking in the bottom third of Iowa high schools over the past three years.
Corning Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 5th-grade students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%. In contrast, Southwest Valley High School has significantly lower test scores compared to the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, matching the elementary school.
The data also reveals differences in socioeconomic factors between the two schools. Corning Elementary School has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 46.7%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, while the high school has a lower rate of 31.09%. Additionally, the high school spends more per student ($21,108) compared to the elementary school ($15,382), but this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes for the high school students.
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