Summary:
The 67217 zip code in Kansas is home to a single middle school, Truesdell Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Truesdell Middle School is a low-performing school, ranking 359 out of 363 Kansas middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Truesdell Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the Wichita district and Kansas state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.73% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.89% in Wichita and 44.47% statewide. The school's proficiency rates in Science are also low, with only 10.05% of students proficient or better, compared to 23.91% in Wichita and 41.44% statewide. Additionally, the school had a concerning 1.3% dropout rate in 2023-2024 and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $10,748 in 2018-2019 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.6, Truesdell Middle School's academic performance remains poor. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to improve outcomes, and other factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may play a more significant role in driving student success. While Truesdell Middle School is currently a low-performing school, the data indicates that there may be opportunities for improvement with targeted interventions and a focus on enhancing teaching and learning practices.
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