Summary:
The Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) in New York has only one high school, Red Jacket High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 616 out of 1,228 New York high schools in 2022-2023 to 734 out of 1,234 in 2024-2025.
Red Jacket High School's academic performance is mixed, with some subjects like Chemistry and Algebra II showing strong proficiency rates above 88%, while others like Geometry and Algebra I have lower proficiency rates below 50%. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 84.3%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate was 4.5%, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%, significantly higher than the state average.
Despite these challenges, Red Jacket High School has a relatively small student population of 237 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.7 compared to the state average. The school also has higher spending per student at $30,584, which is above the state average. However, the school serves a population with a high percentage (57.38%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student body.
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