Summary:
Prairie Heights Community School Corp has only one elementary school, Prairie Heights Elementary School, which serves students from preschool through 4th grade. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 34.55% to 43.64% in English Language Arts and Math, compared to state averages of 40.3% to 51.5%. However, the school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rate of 51.16% is higher than the state average of 43.2%.
Prairie Heights Elementary School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 41.38% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $10,990, which is within a reasonable range. Unfortunately, the school's ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 398 out of 1,016 schools in 2022-2023 to 435 out of 1,010 schools in 2023-2024, and it is currently ranked 539 out of 1,005 Indiana elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
The data suggests that Prairie Heights Community School Corp and Prairie Heights Elementary School need to focus on improving academic performance, addressing chronic absenteeism, and providing additional support for economically disadvantaged students. Collaboration between the school, district, and community stakeholders could be crucial in developing and implementing effective strategies to address these challenges and drive student success.
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