Summary:
The 66743 zip code is home to a single middle school, Girard Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 212 students. While the school is ranked 172 out of 363 Kansas middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, its academic performance has declined in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally below the state averages, particularly in the upper grades.
Girard Middle School's chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year, and the school has a relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 48.58% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a significant proportion of students from low-income families. While the school's Science proficiency rates are above the state averages, the data suggests potential areas for improvement in core academic subjects like ELA and Mathematics.
The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,095, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year is 14.4. These data points could be further analyzed in the context of the school's performance and student demographics to identify opportunities for targeted interventions and resource allocation to support student success. Overall, the data indicates that Girard Middle School is facing some challenges in maintaining its academic performance and may benefit from further analysis and strategic improvements.
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