Summary:
The Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman) in New York consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district serves students from the surrounding area and faces some challenges, but also has several standout schools.
Marcus Whitman High School is the district's top performer, with consistently high scores on Regents exams, a strong graduation rate of 84.3%, and low dropout rate of 4.5%. The school also has high spending per student ($35,397) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.3. In contrast, Marcus Whitman Middle School outperforms the district and state on 8th grade science proficiency and Algebra I Regents, but the district's elementary schools, Middlesex Valley Elementary and Gorham Elementary, struggle to meet state proficiency standards on English Language Arts and Math assessments.
The district as a whole is ranked 509 out of 874 in New York, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting room for improvement. The high proportion of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch across the district, ranging from 41.41% to 55.3%, indicates the schools may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could impact student performance. Additionally, the district appears to allocate more resources to the high school compared to the middle and elementary schools, which may contribute to the disparity in academic achievement between the school levels.
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