Summary:
The city of Urbana, Ohio is home to three public schools: Urbana Elementary School, Urbana High School, and Urbana Junior High School, all part of the Urbana City School District. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and face a range of academic and attendance challenges.
Among the standout schools, Urbana Junior High School outperforms the district and state averages in several subject areas, including 8th grade Algebra I and 7th grade Math. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.5. Meanwhile, Urbana High School achieves higher proficiency rates than the district and state in several end-of-course exams, such as American Government, English II, and Geometry, and maintains a strong 91.6% four-year graduation rate.
However, the data also reveals significant challenges across the district. All three schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, exceeding 22%, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, the schools serve a population with high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 53.77% at the high school to 62.53% at the elementary school, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. While the district spends above the state average per student and maintains relatively small class sizes, the elementary school lags behind the district and state averages in most tested subjects, particularly in mathematics, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the academic and attendance issues.
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