Summary:
The city of Peabody, Kansas, is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Peabody-Burns Elementary and Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School. Both schools are part of the Peabody-Burns school district and face significant challenges, as evidenced by their consistently low performance on various metrics compared to state averages.
Neither Peabody-Burns Elementary nor Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School can be considered standout schools. Peabody-Burns Elementary is ranked in the bottom 25% of Kansas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School is ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas high schools, with a 0-star rating. Both schools have consistently low statewide rankings over the past few years, and their students perform significantly below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. Additionally, both schools struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 19.5% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025.
The schools in Peabody, Kansas, also face socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Peabody-Burns Elementary has 63.72% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, while Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School has 44.34% of its students in this category. Despite these challenges, the per-student spending at both schools is similar, around $14,700 in 2018-2019, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for a more strategic approach to funding and resource distribution.
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