Summary:
The city of Clarks, Nebraska has only one public elementary school, High Plains Community Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6. The school has an enrollment of 121 students and a predominantly white (90.91%) student population, with a small Hispanic minority (9.09%). While the school's mathematics proficiency rates exceed the state averages, its English Language Arts performance lags behind, suggesting a need to focus on improving language arts instruction.
High Plains Community Elementary School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 52 out of 502 Nebraska elementary schools in 2009-2010 to 226 out of 459 in 2022-2023. This decline in performance is concerning, despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($27,153) and low student-teacher ratio (9.5). The school's 3-star rating from SchoolDigger indicates room for improvement in overall academic achievement.
The school's high free and reduced lunch rate of 31.4% suggests that a significant portion of its student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may present additional challenges in supporting their academic success. High Plains Community Schools will need to carefully examine the school's strategies, curriculum, and support systems to address these performance and socioeconomic issues and help High Plains Community Elementary School regain its standing among Nebraska's top-performing elementary schools.
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