Summary
Brewster Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brewster, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 78 students. The school is part of the Brewster District, which is ranked 240 out of 264 districts in Kansas and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Brewster Elementary consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Brewster Elementary had only 31.11% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.47%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, where only 20% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 49.18%. Brewster Elementary also has experienced high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.3% to 13.3% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 19.7% in the 2024-2025 school year, well above the state average.
Brewster Elementary performs significantly worse than the nearby Colby Elementary and North Elementary schools in academic proficiency rates, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratios. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Colby Elementary had 40.15% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to Brewster's 31.11%. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch, chronic absenteeism, and dropout rates at Brewster Elementary suggest that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be contributing to the poor academic performance.
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