Summary:
The West Central Community School District in Iowa operates two schools: West Central PK-8 School and West Central Charter High School. The district serves a mix of elementary and secondary students, with the elementary school enrolling 244 students and the high school enrolling 85 students.
The elementary school, West Central PK-8 School, has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores are mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average in ELA and Math, while others are below. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and over 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Spending per student at the elementary school is $12,835, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.2.
The high school, West Central Charter High School, has fluctuated in its statewide ranking, currently ranked 230 out of 340 Iowa high schools with a 2-star rating. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.3%, but its test scores are also mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average in ELA and Math, while others are below. Like the elementary school, the high school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and over 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the high school spends significantly more per student at $18,474 and has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 5.3.
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