Summary:
The town of Erick, Oklahoma is home to two schools - Erick Elementary School and Erick High School, both part of the Erick school district. While Erick Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, Erick High School has seen more fluctuation in its performance.
Erick Elementary School stands out as an exceptional institution, maintaining a #1 statewide ranking in both the 2020-2021 and 2018-2019 school years and earning a consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48%) and Mathematics (30%), as well as a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19%. In contrast, Erick High School has experienced more variability in its performance, dropping from a #19 ranking in 2022-2023 to #116 and #139 in the following two years, despite still maintaining a 4-star rating.
Both schools face socioeconomic challenges, with high free/reduced lunch rates of 85.83% at the elementary school and 68.42% at the high school. Additionally, the high school's student-teacher ratio of 22.1 is significantly higher than the elementary school's ratio of 14.1, which may contribute to its less consistent academic performance. The stark difference in spending per student, with the high school spending $16,685 compared to the elementary school's $7,640, raises questions about the allocation of resources and their impact on student outcomes.
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