Summary:
The city of Piketon, Ohio is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, including Piketon Junior/Senior High School, Jasper Elementary School, and Vern Riffe Career Technology Center. The schools in this area demonstrate a mix of strengths and challenges, with Piketon Junior/Senior High School standing out as a relatively high-performing school, but also struggling with low math proficiency rates.
Piketon Junior/Senior High School has the highest enrollment with 672 students and a strong 4-year graduation rate of 92.6%, exceeding the state average. The school performs well on some state tests, such as American Government and Biology, but faces a significant challenge with only 23.7% of 8th graders proficient in math, well below the state average of 46.4%. In contrast, Jasper Elementary School has mixed academic performance, with 55.6% of 3rd graders proficient in math but only 44.3% of 4th graders proficient, both below the state averages.
The data also reveals potential equity concerns, with Vern Riffe Career Technology Center serving a high percentage of students (62.53%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower-income student population. Additionally, both Piketon Junior/Senior High School and Jasper Elementary School have high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting a need for the Scioto Valley Local and Pike County Area districts to address this issue and support student engagement and attendance.
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