Summary:
The 67837 zip code is home to a single middle school, South Gray Junior High, which serves students in grades 6-8 in the rural Copeland school district.
With an enrollment of just 30 students, South Gray Junior High is an exceptionally small middle school. Its academic performance is mixed, with ELA proficiency rates generally on par with or slightly above the state average, but math and science proficiency lagging behind both district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 132nd out of 362 Kansas middle schools to 256th out of 362. While the school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3%, its chronic absenteeism rate is high at 19.5%.
Socioeconomic factors appear to play a significant role, with 60% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's extremely low student-teacher ratio of 5.4 to 1 suggests that students may benefit from highly personalized attention and instruction. Overall, South Gray Junior High faces a mix of challenges and opportunities as a small, rural middle school serving a population with economic challenges.
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