Summary:
The 66607 zip code in Kansas has only one elementary school, Scott Dual Language Magnet, which serves grades PK-5 with 386 students. This public magnet school is ranked 543 out of 656 Kansas elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Scott Dual Language Magnet's academic performance is concerning, with only 33.13% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 20.87% proficient or better in Mathematics for all grades in 2024-2025. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and a high percentage of students (89.12%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Spending per student is $11,725 (2018-2019 school year), and the student-teacher ratio is 14.1 for the 2023-2024 school year.
The combination of low academic performance, high poverty, and high absenteeism suggests that Scott Dual Language Magnet may face significant challenges in supporting student success. However, the school's status as a magnet program could also present opportunities for targeted interventions, specialized curriculum, and additional resources to address these issues. The school's declining statewide ranking over the past few years indicates that it is not keeping pace with improvements in other schools across the state, highlighting the need for a closer examination of the factors contributing to the school's performance and the implementation of effective strategies to improve student outcomes.
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