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Winchester Community High School is a public high school serving 414 students in grades 9-12 in Winchester, Indiana, which is part of the Randolph Central School Corporation. While the school has some strengths, such as relatively high graduation rates, it faces several challenges, including declining performance, high chronic absenteeism, and lower-than-average test scores, particularly in mathematics.
Winchester Community High School has a significantly higher percentage of white students (91.3%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 60.76% to 93.03% white students. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively high, ranging from 82.5% to 93.7% over the past few years, generally higher than the nearby schools, which have graduation rates ranging from 80.9% to 97.9%. However, the school has experienced a notable increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.7% in 2020-2021 to 25.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 16.8% to 32.3% chronic absenteeism. Winchester Community High School's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are lower than the state averages, with only 25% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 31.14%.
When compared to the nearby high schools, such as Northeastern High School, Jay County Junior/Senior High School, and Wapahani High School, Winchester Community High School generally performs in the middle range, with some schools outperforming it and others performing worse. The school's declining performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating, suggests that it will need to address these areas of concern to improve its overall performance and better serve its student population.
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