Summary:
The city of Lapwai, Idaho, is home to two schools: Lapwai Middle/High School and Lapwai Elementary School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and are part of the Lapwai District. However, the data analysis reveals that these schools are consistently underperforming compared to state averages across a range of metrics, including test scores, rankings, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.
According to the data, Lapwai Middle/High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Idaho high schools, with a ranking of 124 out of 159 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Similarly, Lapwai Elementary School has ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Idaho elementary schools, with a ranking of 287 out of 337 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Both schools perform significantly below the state averages in math, science, and English language arts proficiency across various grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 16.7% in 8th-grade math at the middle/high school and 25% in 3rd-grade English language arts at the elementary school.
The data also reveals that Lapwai Middle/High School had a 82.3% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, which is below the state average, and both schools had a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.0% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. While the schools have relatively high spending per student and student-teacher ratios, the persistent underperformance across multiple metrics suggests that the challenges faced by these schools may be systemic within the Lapwai District.
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