Summary:
The North Cedar Community School District in Iowa has only one high school, North Cedar Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking ranging from 210 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 292 out of 338 in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.
Academically, North Cedar Junior/Senior High School has mixed results compared to state averages. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 55% to 81.8% across different grade levels, which is generally lower than the state average of 69.3% to 80.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 45% to 60.6%, also lower than the state average of 65.6% to 74.4%. However, in Science, the school's proficiency rates range from 59.6% to 75.8%, which is closer to or above the state average of 66.8% to 70.5%. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year is 88.3%, slightly lower than the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year is 21.6%, which is higher than the state average.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $14,536 for the 2018-2019 school year, which is above the state average, its academic performance in some areas suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. The school's high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 42.86% indicates that a significant portion of its student population comes from low-income families, raising questions about whether the school is providing equitable educational opportunities and support for these students.
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