Summary:
The Cardington-Lincoln Local school district in Ohio contains a single elementary school, Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 4th grade. The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with its performance ranking declining and proficiency rates in core subjects falling below state averages.
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School has been ranked between 775 and 1,074 out of 1,558 to 1,596 Ohio elementary schools over the past three school years, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's 2-star rating from SchoolDigger further reflects this underperformance. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 13.9% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, exceeding the state average.
Academically, Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts for 3rd and 4th grades have consistently fallen short of state averages. For example, in 4th grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 55.1%, compared to the state average of 69.1%. The school also serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 54.07% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the district spends slightly more per student than the state average, the school's student-teacher ratio of 18.4 is higher than the recommended range, suggesting potential resource allocation concerns.
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