Summary:
The 13796 zip code is home to a single public school, Laurens Central School, which serves grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 303 students. While the school's performance is inconsistent across different subjects and grade levels, it faces some challenges in terms of academic achievement and student outcomes.
Laurens Central School's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is relatively high. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics vary significantly, with some areas performing above the state average and others performing below. However, the school performs well in some Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 94.44%.
Despite the school's high spending of $30,799 per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.9, it serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, with nearly 50% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% is also quite high, which may be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance and graduation rates. Overall, the data suggests that Laurens Central School faces some challenges in supporting its students to achieve academic success and complete their high school education.
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