Summary:
The city of Hillsboro, Kansas is home to two strong-performing schools - Hillsboro Middle/High School and Hillsboro Elementary. Both schools have consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating sustained academic excellence.
Hillsboro Middle/High School stands out with a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, outperforming state averages. The school also demonstrates strong academic performance, exceeding the state and district averages in KAP test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across multiple grade levels. Hillsboro Elementary also shows exceptional academic achievement, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics, where 64.6% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.73%.
While both schools have a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which is an area for improvement, the data also reveals a funding disparity, with Hillsboro Middle/High School spending $14,134 per student, compared to $10,079 per student at Hillsboro Elementary. This difference in funding could be an area to investigate, as ensuring equitable resources across all schools is crucial for providing a high-quality education for all students in the Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh district.
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