Summary:
The 66801 zip code in Kansas is home to a single middle school, Emporia Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools, with a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.
Emporia Middle School struggles academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 31.89%, compared to the state average of 44.47%. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, and a dropout rate of 1.3% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as Emporia Middle School serves a population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 62.32% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,367, which is relatively low. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve student outcomes at Emporia Middle School and support the Emporia community.
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