Summary:
Ellinwood Public Schools serves 420 students across three schools, from prekindergarten through grade 12. Across the schools, science is the strongest subject relative to state results: the equal-weighted average is 41%, compared with 38% statewide, while ELA averages 37% versus 46% and math 33% versus 41%. All-grades figures combine different grade spans, so grade-specific comparisons are more useful where available. The clearest concern is Ellinwood Middle School, which has the lowest all-grades results in every subject and the highest chronic absenteeism.
Ellinwood Elementary leads the schools in all three all-grades subjects, with 38.3% in ELA, 37% in math, and 55% in science; its science result is 17 points above the state rate. Ellinwood High is close behind in ELA at 37.8% and records 34% in math and 44% in science. Middle trails the top school by 2 points in ELA, 9 in math, and 30 in science, with results of 36%, 28%, and 25%. There are notable grade-level bright spots: Elementary’s fifth graders exceed state rates by 9 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 9 in science, while High’s 11th-grade science rate is 14 points above the state rate.
Recent changes are mixed, with High showing the clearest ELA improvement: its rate rose 10 points to 38%, and SchoolDigger places it at the 64th percentile, compared with Elementary at the 37th and Middle at the 23rd. Middle’s chronic absenteeism is 54%, versus 38% at High, 18% at Elementary, and 18% statewide. The schools’ student–teacher ratios range from 11.2 at High to 12.9 at Middle; free/reduced-lunch rates range from 40% at High to 50% at Elementary. These are useful context measures, not explanations for results. The differences in achievement, attendance, and grade-level strengths may help families weigh which school’s pattern best fits their child.
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