Summary:
The 42159 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Oakland Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Warren County school district, which is ranked 64 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Oakland Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.7, the school is facing significant challenges. Its test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 30% of 3rd-grade students proficient in math compared to 44% for the district and 43% for the state. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be contributing to the low academic performance.
Another area of concern is the high rate of economic disadvantage among the student population, with 72.88% of Oakland Elementary students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school is spending more per student than the state average, at $17,671 per student in the 2023-2024 school year. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to ensure that funds are being used in the most impactful way to support student learning and address the unique challenges faced by the school's economically disadvantaged population.
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