Summary:
The data set provided contains information about a single high school located in Uniontown, Kansas - Uniontown High School. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas high schools and received poor SchoolDigger ratings over the past few years, indicating a need for improvement in the school's overall academic performance.
Uniontown High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 10th grade ELA, the school had a proficiency rate of 18.75%, compared to the state average of 37.93%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.14% in 7th grade to 49.99% in 8th grade, all well below the state averages. The school's science proficiency rates were more mixed, with 8th grade science proficiency at 56.66%, slightly above the state average of 38%.
Uniontown High School serves a high-needs student population, with a large percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 63.49% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year is also a concern and may be contributing to the school's overall low performance. Despite the school's above-average per-student spending of $13,595 for the 2018-2019 school year, targeted interventions and a focus on improving teaching and learning may be necessary to help Uniontown High School improve its overall outcomes.
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