Summary:
The WACO Community School District in Iowa has one high school, WACO High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively high graduation rate, it also faces challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate and inconsistent test scores across grade levels.
WACO High School had an 88.3% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, slightly above the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate was significantly higher than the state average at 21.6%. The school's test scores also varied, with some grade levels performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while others fell below. For example, 10th-grade students had a 75.7% proficiency rate in ELA, which is above the state average, but 11th-grade students had a 56.8% proficiency rate, which is below the state average.
Despite spending $15,055 per student, which is higher than the state average, WACO High School's performance, as measured by its SchoolDigger ranking, has declined over the past few years, dropping from a rank of 113 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to a rank of 252 out of 340 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may face challenges in effectively utilizing its resources to improve student outcomes.
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