Summary:
The Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) in New York serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across two schools: Tamarac Middle School High School and Tamarac Elementary School. The data reveals that Tamarac Middle School High School is the standout performer in the district, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and stronger performance on Regents exams compared to state and district averages.
Tamarac Middle School High School has a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, which exceeds the state average, and a 4.5% dropout rate, which is lower than the state average. The school also outperforms state and district averages on Regents exams in subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, ELA, Global History, and Geometry. However, the school lags behind on the NY State Assessments for ELA and Math in grades 6-8. Tamarac Elementary School, on the other hand, has lower test scores on the state assessments, suggesting potential areas for improvement at the elementary level.
One area of concern is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% at Tamarac Middle School High School, which may be contributing to the lower performance on state assessments. Additionally, the significant difference in spending per student between the middle/high school ($26,168) and the elementary school ($20,250) is noteworthy and may be an area to explore further. The more favorable student-teacher ratio at the middle/high school (10.6) compared to the elementary school (15.1) could also be a factor in the performance differences between the two schools.
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