Summary:
The city of Ashley, Indiana has only one public elementary school, Country Meadow Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school's racial makeup is predominantly white at 92.68%, with small percentages of Hispanic (4.78%) and students of two or more races (2.55%).
Academically, Country Meadow Elementary School has struggled in recent years, with only 33.08% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and 41.35% proficient or better in math, both significantly below the DeKalb County Ctl United School District and state averages. The school's performance has been consistently below the district and state in both ELA and math over the past two school years, and it has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 11.3%.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.2 and per-student spending that is on par with the district, Country Meadow Elementary School's academic struggles suggest a need for the school and district leadership to closely examine the root causes of the underperformance and develop a comprehensive plan to address the issues, including strategies to improve attendance, teaching practices, and support for struggling students.
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