Summary:
The data set provided contains information about a single elementary school located in Panama, Oklahoma - Panama Elementary School. The school serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 444 students and is part of the Panama school district, which is ranked 311 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Panama Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science, is significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. In ELA, the school's proficiency rates range from 4% in 4th grade to 33% in 6th grade, compared to the state average of 26%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 11% in 4th grade to 31% in 3rd grade, compared to the state average of 26%. The school's proficiency rate in Science for 5th grade is 28%, which is lower than the state average of 33%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.0%, which is higher than the state average.
The data also indicates that Panama Elementary School serves a predominantly low-income population, with 85.81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $7,717, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.9, which is slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may face additional challenges in providing quality education and resources to its students.
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