Summary:
Macksville, Kansas has only one high school, Macksville High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently low performance rankings, with test scores significantly below the state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. Macksville High also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Macksville High's four-year graduation rate is 89.5%, and its dropout rate is 1.3%. However, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.66% of 10th-grade students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the Kansas average of 37.93%. In math, only 13.33% of 10th-grade students were proficient, compared to the state average of 33.59%. While the school's science proficiency rate of 43.47% was slightly higher than the Kansas average of 41.44%, it still lags behind the state's performance.
With a small student population of just 81 students and a low student-teacher ratio of 6.1, Macksville High may have some advantages in terms of personalized attention and support for its students. However, the school's persistent academic challenges and the high level of economic disadvantage among its student population suggest that significant interventions and resources may be needed to improve educational outcomes in this community.
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