Summary:
In zip code 46154, there is one middle school serving grades 4-6: Maxwell Intermediate School, part of the Greenfield-Central Com Schools district. This school serves 457 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.8. The school's performance shows strengths in mathematics, consistently exceeding district and state averages in proficiency across multiple grade levels and academic years. While English Language Arts (ELA) performance is generally strong, there are some fluctuations and areas where proficiency is at or below district/state averages, suggesting opportunities for targeted support.
Maxwell Intermediate School demonstrates a notable strength in mathematics, with proficiency rates in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades often surpassing both district and state averages in both the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years. For example, in the 2024-2025 academic year, 4th grade math proficiency was 60.26%, compared to the district average of 59.67% and the state average of 49.2%. Similarly, ELA performance is generally positive, with 5th grade ELA proficiency in 2024-2025 at 46.9%, significantly higher than the district's 38.83% and the state's 40.8%. However, there are year-over-year variations, such as a dip in 4th grade ELA proficiency from 51.37% in 2023-2024 to 45.22% in 2024-2025, which may warrant further investigation.
A significant area of concern for Maxwell Intermediate School is its chronic absenteeism rate, which stood at 17.8% in the 2023-2024 school year. While specific district or state benchmarks for this metric are not provided, a rate above 10% is generally considered high and indicates a need for focused strategies to improve student attendance. The school serves a substantial portion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 40.92%. The spending per student is $9,939, and the student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is favorable, suggesting smaller class sizes that can support student learning.
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