Summary:
The city of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts has only one public school, Tisbury Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. While the school's performance has declined in recent years, dropping from a ranking of 345 out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 438 out of 916 in 2023-2024, and further to 528 out of 906 in the 2024-2025 school year, it still maintains a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tisbury Elementary's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is generally lower than the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates were 38.38% in ELA and 35.53% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school's performance was particularly low in 5th and 8th grade assessments, with proficiency rates well below the state averages.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $33,592 for the 2020-2021 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a low student-teacher ratio of 6.8 for the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes remain below the state's benchmarks. This suggests that the Tisbury school district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implement more effective strategies to support student learning and improve overall school performance.
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