Summary:
The McCook Central School District 43-7 in South Dakota is home to two elementary schools: McCook Central Elementary - 02 and Goldenview Colony School - 04. While both serve elementary-aged students, the schools exhibit notable differences in their performance and student outcomes.
McCook Central Elementary - 02 appears to be the larger and higher-performing school, consistently ranking around the 113th to 175th position out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools in recent years. In contrast, Goldenview Colony School - 04 has significantly lower test scores, with only 31.25% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 48.48% and 41.41% respectively at McCook Central Elementary - 02, and the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%.
Both schools face challenges, such as higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates of 20.2%. McCook Central Elementary - 02 spends $12,584 per student, while Goldenview Colony School - 04 spends $11,147 per student. The smaller Goldenview Colony School - 04 also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 23.3, compared to 13.2 at McCook Central Elementary - 02. These factors may contribute to the disparities in academic performance between the two schools within the McCook Central School District 43-7.
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