Summary:
The 66717 zip code is home to a single high school, Altoona-Midway Middle/High School, which serves students in grades 6-12. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 142 out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 289 out of 332 in 2024-2025. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 89.5% is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate of 1.3% is relatively low.
Academically, Altoona-Midway Middle/High School faces challenges, with proficiency rates on state assessments (KAP) significantly lower than the state averages in subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year is also higher than the state average. These academic struggles may be influenced by the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 65.43% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $15,908 for the 2018-2019 school year, which is above the state average, its academic performance remains below the state averages. This suggests that simply spending more may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes at Altoona-Midway Middle/High School. The school's small size, with only 81 students, may also present both advantages and challenges in terms of resources, personalized attention, and opportunities for students.
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