Summary:
The Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District. The school has seen a decline in its performance over the past few years, ranking 248 out of 344 Iowa middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, the school has mixed results, with 7th-grade students performing above the district and state averages in English Language Arts, but struggling in Mathematics across all grades. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 44.28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6, and its per-student spending of $11,124 in the 2018-2019 school year suggests that resources may be allocated effectively.
Overall, the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School faces a mix of strengths and weaknesses, with declining performance, academic challenges in certain subject areas, and socioeconomic factors that may impact student outcomes. Continued monitoring and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the school's overall performance and ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.
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