Summary:
The city of Meade, Kansas is home to two schools - Meade Elementary and Meade High, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. While Meade Elementary is an average-performing school, Meade High stands out as a top performer in the Meade school district.
Meade High is ranked 76 out of 332 Kansas high schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing it in the top 25% of high schools in the state. The school boasts a strong 89.5% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average, and its students perform significantly better on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Meade Elementary appears to be a more average-performing school, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and test scores that are generally below the state averages.
Both schools have similar per-student spending, around $12,000 per student, and relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, around 19.5%. This suggests that the Meade school district may have opportunities for improvement across the system, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and ensuring consistent high performance from elementary to high school.
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