Summary:
The Kent City Community Schools district has one elementary school, Kent City Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in Kent City, Michigan, a small community in the western part of the state.
Kent City Elementary School faces some significant challenges, particularly in terms of student attendance and academic performance. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies are generally below the state averages, with 5th-grade students performing 10-20 percentage points lower than their peers across Michigan. However, the school's 5th-grade Science scores are slightly above the state average.
The school serves a relatively disadvantaged student population, with 59.57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the district's relatively high spending of $16,707 per student, the school's academic performance suggests that the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to improve student learning. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1 is also higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic outcomes.
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