Summary:
Utica, South Dakota is home to a single elementary school, Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03, which serves grades K-8 with a total of 20 students. The school is part of the Menno School District 33-2, which is ranked 122 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% compared to the state average. The school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with some grades performing better than the district and state averages, while others perform significantly worse. For example, in English Language Arts, the school had 27.27% proficiency across all grades, compared to 44.53% for the district and 50.93% for the state. However, in 5th grade, the school had 66.66% proficiency, outperforming the district and state. In mathematics, the school had 27.27% proficiency across all grades, compared to 39.07% for the district and 43.49% for the state, but 3rd graders had 100% proficiency, significantly higher than the district and state.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student at $14,906 and a low student-teacher ratio of 7.1, the data suggests that Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 has some areas of strength but also significant challenges that need to be addressed. Further analysis and investigation would be needed to fully understand the school's performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
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