Summary:
The Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 in South Dakota consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 34 out of 147 districts in the state and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is the standout performer in the district, consistently ranking among the top 10-33 high schools in South Dakota over the past 3 years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school boasts impressive academic performance, with 77.78% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.7% proficient or better in Mathematics. It also has a high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%. In contrast, the Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 and Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 have lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state averages, and the elementary school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%.
The district's spending per student ranges from $9,880 at the middle school to $11,240 at the high school, and student-teacher ratios vary from 12.8 at the elementary school to 14.9 at the middle school. The free and reduced lunch rates are highest at the elementary school (19.52%) and lowest at the high school (17.43%). These differences in resource allocation and student demographics may contribute to the performance disparities observed across the schools in the district.
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