Summary:
The Cambridge Central School District in New York serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across two schools: Cambridge Elementary School and Cambridge Junior-Senior High School. The district is ranked 341 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Cambridge Junior-Senior High School stands out as the stronger performer, ranking 299 out of 1,234 high schools in New York with a 4-star rating. The school boasts an 84.3% four-year graduation rate, a low 4.5% dropout rate, and impressive proficiency rates on Regents exams that exceed the state averages. In contrast, Cambridge Elementary School appears to be struggling, with proficiency rates well below the state average on many 3rd-6th grade assessments.
The data also reveals some interesting insights, such as the high school's concerning 31.5% chronic absenteeism rate and the higher free/reduced lunch rate at the elementary school, which may indicate greater socioeconomic challenges. Despite these differences, both schools maintain similar per-student spending and low student-teacher ratios, suggesting that the focus should be on instructional quality, curriculum, and support programs to address the performance gap between the two schools.
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