Summary:
The 67114 zip code in Kansas is home to two high schools: Newton Senior High and Opportunity Academy. While both schools serve students in grades 9-12, they exhibit vastly different performance levels, with Newton Senior High ranking 281 out of 332 Kansas high schools and Opportunity Academy ranking 325 out of 332.
Newton Senior High performs below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 26.82% and 16.17% of students proficient or better, respectively. In contrast, Opportunity Academy performs significantly worse, with only 12.5% and 6.25% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in these subjects. Both schools, however, have a similar four-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a dropout rate of 1.3%.
The high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.5% at both schools, coupled with the high percentages of students from low-income families (51.63% at Newton Senior High and 79.59% at Opportunity Academy), suggest that these schools may face challenges in addressing barriers to student attendance and engagement. The data highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes, particularly at Opportunity Academy, which is one of the lowest-performing high schools in the Newton district.
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