Summary:
The zip code 52580 contains a single high school, Pekin Community Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Pekin Community School District. The school has consistently ranked in the middle of Iowa high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's 4-year graduation rate is slightly above the state average, its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average.
Academically, Pekin Community Junior/Senior High School excels in English Language Arts, with 7th and 8th-grade students scoring above the state average in proficiency. However, the school's math and science proficiency rates are more mixed, with 10th and 9th-grade students scoring below the state average. The school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests it may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could impact academic performance.
Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is above the state average, which may indicate that it has access to more resources than some of its peers. This could be leveraged to improve student outcomes, particularly in the areas of math and science where the school is currently underperforming. Overall, Pekin Community Junior/Senior High School is a relatively average-performing school with some strengths and areas for improvement.
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