Summary:
The Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Community School District in Iowa has a single elementary school, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary, serving students from preschool through 5th grade. The school's performance is mixed, with some strengths and areas for improvement compared to state averages.
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary is ranked 404 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on ISASP tests varies, with 5th-grade students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but 3rd and 4th-grade students lagging behind in English Language Arts. The school also faces challenges with a high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 50%, indicating a significant portion of students come from low-income families. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is much higher than the state's desired target of 10% or less.
Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,912. The school and district should focus on addressing the academic performance gaps, particularly in the early grades, as well as the attendance concerns to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.
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