Summary:
The Solomon Elementary is the sole elementary school located in Solomon, Kansas. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools over the past two years.
Solomon Elementary's academic performance is below the state average, with only 39.76% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 35.79% proficient or better in Mathematics during the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate is also low, at 20.62%, compared to the state average of 41.44%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 60.84% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's low academic performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 and a spending per student of $11,551 in the 2018-2019 school year. However, the school faces challenges with attendance, as it had a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1.3% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the educational needs of its students and improve overall academic outcomes.
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