Summary:
The 67642 zip code is home to a single high school, Hill City Junior-Senior High, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Graham County school district. The school has a mixed performance record, with a 2-star rating in 2024-2025 but a 3-star rating the previous year. While the school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate of 1.3% is relatively low.
Academically, Hill City Junior-Senior High has faced some challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally lower than the state and county averages, particularly in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school did perform better than the state and county in 7th grade Mathematics proficiency in 2024-2025. The school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 42.94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,075 in 2018-2019, the academic performance data suggests that the resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes. Further analysis of the factors driving the school's fluctuating performance and strategies to address the identified areas of concern could help Hill City Junior-Senior High better serve its students and the community.
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