Summary:
The 67831 zip code in Kansas is home to a single middle school, Ashland Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. As the only middle school in the area, Ashland Junior High provides the primary educational experience for young adolescents in this rural community.
Ashland Junior High School has a relatively small enrollment of 43 students, and its performance on state assessments is mixed compared to the state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (53.65%) are significantly higher than the state average (38.73%), its English Language Arts (38.09%) and Science (26.66%) proficiency rates fall below the state averages (44.47% and 41.44%, respectively). The school's state-wide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 112th out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2023-2024 to 249th out of 362 in 2022-2023, with its current ranking for 2024-2025 at 139th out of 363 middle schools.
Despite its small size, Ashland Junior High School has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (15.7) and higher per-student spending ($16,214) than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year, which may be an area of concern. Approximately 32.56% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a significant proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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