Summary:
The Lamoni Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Lamoni High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces a combination of academic, demographic, and resource-related challenges that may be impacting its performance and statewide ranking.
Lamoni High School has a relatively small student population of 81 students and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 51.85%, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged student population. The school's academic performance, as measured by ISASP test scores, is mixed compared to state averages, with some strengths in 10th grade English Language Arts (ELA) and science, but significant weaknesses in 11th grade mathematics and ELA. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 88.3%, which is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was 21.6%, which is relatively high.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $18,880 for the 2018-2019 school year and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6, these resources do not seem to be translating into consistently strong academic performance. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from 230 out of 336 high schools in 2022-2023 to 264 out of 338 high schools in 2023-2024, suggesting that it may be struggling to keep pace with other high schools in the state.
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