Summary:
The Colon Community School District in Michigan has only one elementary school, Colon Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages, ranking in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools in recent years.
Colon Elementary School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies falling well below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.6% to 33.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9% to 44.4%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 21.1% to 32.4%, compared to the state average of 39.4% to 42.7%. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is also a contributing factor to its low academic performance.
Colon Elementary School serves a predominantly low-income population, with 60.63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's spending per student is $14,759, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 13.2, which is slightly lower than the state average. Despite these resources, the school has struggled to improve student outcomes, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the academic challenges faced by the school and its students.
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