Summary:
The 61542 zip code area is home to two schools - Central Elementary School and Lewistown Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Lewistown CUSD 97 district. While the high school demonstrates stronger academic performance, both schools face challenges with chronic absenteeism and serve a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
Central Elementary School struggles with low proficiency rates on standardized tests, well below state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.5, which could indicate smaller class sizes. In contrast, Lewistown Junior/Senior High School shows stronger academic performance, with proficiency rates closer to state averages, especially in English Language Arts. The high school also has a relatively high graduation rate of 89% and a low dropout rate of 2.4%.
Both schools face similar socioeconomic challenges, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While Central Elementary School has higher spending per student at $16,322, Lewistown Junior/Senior High School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.6, indicating smaller class sizes. Overall, the data suggests a need to closely examine the factors contributing to the academic performance and attendance challenges, particularly at the elementary level, to better support the students in the Lewistown community.
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