Summary
Eisenhower Middle School is a public middle school located in Liberal, Kansas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 544 students. The school is part of the Liberal school district, which is ranked 261 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Eisenhower Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Kansas middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 333-349 out of 362-368 schools.
Eisenhower Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 22.17% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.3% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.47% and 38.73%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic success of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile for female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Eisenhower Middle School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 20.5%, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 1.6%.
Interestingly, another public middle school in the same district, Seymour Rogers Middle School, also performs poorly compared to state averages. However, Eisenhower Middle School consistently ranks lower than Seymour Rogers Middle School on various metrics, indicating that Eisenhower may face additional challenges. The relatively low spending per student at Eisenhower Middle School ($10,361 in 2018-2019) compared to Seymour Rogers Middle School ($11,441 in 2018-2019) suggests that funding and resource allocation may be a contributing factor to the school's underperformance.
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