Summary:
The West Monona Community School District in Iowa has one elementary school, West Monona Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 342 students.
West Monona Elementary is ranked 381 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is higher than the state average. Academically, the school has mixed results compared to the state, with 4th grade ELA proficiency exceeding the state average but several other grade-level and subject-area assessments, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade math, lagging behind the state.
The school serves a community with a relatively high level of economic need, with nearly half of the student population eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The district is investing resources into the school, with per-student spending of $13,471, which is higher than the state average. However, the mixed academic performance indicates that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution, and the district should focus on effective allocation and utilization of resources to address the identified challenges, such as low math proficiency and high chronic absenteeism.
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