Summary:
The Elwood Community School Corp district in Indiana operates three schools: two elementary schools (Elwood Intermediate School and Elwood Elementary School) and one junior-senior high school (Elwood Junior-Senior High School). The district faces significant challenges, with its schools performing well below state averages across a range of academic metrics.
Elwood Junior-Senior High School stands out as the lowest-performing school in the district, with very low proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts (18.13% vs. 37.9-42.7% state) and Math (15.46% vs. 34.5-35.9% state), as well as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. In contrast, Elwood Intermediate School performs slightly better, but still lags behind state averages in many areas, including proficiency in ILEARN English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Across the Elwood Community School Corp district, test scores are significantly below state averages, and chronic absenteeism is a major concern. The district as a whole is ranked 306 out of 380 in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the district's spending per student and student-teacher ratios are not extremely low, the data suggests that addressing systemic challenges, such as attendance issues and strengthening instructional quality, should be top priorities for district leadership.
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