Summary:
Parker School District 60-4 in South Dakota has only one middle school, Parker Junior High - 03, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with particularly low scores in 8th-grade English Language Arts, Math, and Science.
Parker Junior High - 03 has a small student population of 69 and a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 24.64%. Despite the district spending $10,471 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a low student-teacher ratio of 13.9, the school's performance remains below par. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 38.88% in ELA and 33.33% in Math, compared to the district averages of 44.16% in ELA and 39.58% in Math, and the state averages of 50.93% in ELA and 43.49% in Math.
The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, at 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. This suggests that factors beyond just resource allocation and staffing may be contributing to the school's underperformance, such as curriculum, instructional practices, or other school-level factors. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the performance gaps and support the academic success of the students at Parker Junior High - 03 within the Parker School District 60-4.
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