Summary:
The Baxter Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Baxter High School, which serves students in grades 6-12. Despite fluctuations in its state ranking, Baxter High School is a relatively strong-performing school, with students demonstrating above-average proficiency on standardized tests compared to the state average.
Baxter High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Iowa high schools, though its ranking has varied between 134th and 208th out of 336-340 schools in recent years. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% in 2023-2024 is above the state average, and its students perform well on the ISASP exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages in many subject areas and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts.
However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 and a significant portion of its student population (23.37%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the district's spending of $19,126 per student in 2018-2019 is relatively high, it's unclear how this translates into student outcomes and overall school performance. Overall, Baxter High School appears to be a strong-performing school within the Baxter Community School District, but it faces some areas for potential improvement.
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