Summary:
The 67210 zip code in Kansas has only one middle school, Jardine Technology Middle Magnet, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school's performance is significantly below state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, ranking 337 out of 362 Kansas middle schools with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jardine Technology Middle Magnet has a high dropout rate of 1.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, indicating challenges in student engagement and retention. Academically, the school's proficiency rates range from 8.01% to 18.36% in English Language Arts and 1.63% to 13.36% in Mathematics, far below the state averages of 22.34% to 33.54% and 23.93% to 29.74%, respectively. The school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 7.52% is also significantly lower than the state average of 24.92%.
Despite the school's high spending per student of $13,468 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6, the academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the challenges faced by the school. The high percentage of students (92.59%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch also highlights the socioeconomic challenges faced by the school's student population, which may require targeted interventions and support to address.
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