Summary:
The 67648 zip code has only one elementary school, Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified, which serves grades PK-6. This small, rural school faces some challenges in academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, compared to state-level benchmarks.
Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified has a 1-star rating out of 5 and ranks 196 out of 264 districts in Sylvan Grove. The school's ELA proficiency rates are below the state average, with the exception of 6th grade. In Mathematics, the school performs better than the state average, but still struggles in 5th grade. However, the school's science proficiency is significantly higher than the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% is relatively high, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance.
Despite the school's lower academic performance in some areas, it spends $14,769 per student, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1, suggesting that resources may not be the primary factor influencing the school's performance. Further investigation into the school's specific strategies, resources, and community factors could provide more insights into the drivers of its performance.
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