Summary:
Graham Elementary and Middle School is the sole elementary school located in the Graham Elementary and Middle School district in Columbus, Ohio. Serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, the school has consistently struggled with low academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in math, English language arts, and science.
The school's performance has ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools in recent years, with only 9.5% to 40.5% of students proficient in math and 32% to 41.7% proficient in English language arts, compared to state averages of 47.6% to 69.1% in math and 54.4% to 67.7% in ELA. The school's science proficiency rates are also low, with 5th-grade students scoring 23.8% proficient or better compared to the state average of 63.4%, and 8th-grade students scoring 36% proficient or better compared to the state average of 63%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 48.9%, significantly higher than the state average.
Despite these challenges, Graham Elementary and Middle School has a relatively small student population of 301 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1. However, the school's per-student spending of $7,187 for the 2018-2019 school year raises questions about the allocation of resources and the school's ability to address the needs of its students, who come from a high-poverty background with 85.71% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
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