Summary:
The city of George, Iowa is home to a single high school, George-Little Rock Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has maintained a consistent academic performance, with students outperforming the state average in several subject areas, particularly in the upper grade levels. However, the school faces some challenges, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 37.9%.
Academically, George-Little Rock Senior High School has been ranked between 175-222 out of 336-340 Iowa high schools over the past 3 school years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 88.3%, slightly above the state average. In terms of subject-specific performance, the school outperformed the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 10th and 11th grades, but underperformed in 9th grade.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it appears to have access to adequate resources and funding, with a relatively high per-student spending of $17,030 for the 2018-2019 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's efforts to address equity and provide additional support for disadvantaged students could be an area for further investigation to understand the relationship between funding, resources, and student outcomes.
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