Summary:
The Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 in South Dakota is home to a single high school, Platte - Geddes High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 68th out of 166 schools in 2024-2025 to 116th out of 141 schools in 2023-2024.
Platte - Geddes High School - 01 has demonstrated strengths in certain academic areas, outperforming the state average in 11th-grade English Language Arts and Science on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. However, the school's performance in 11th-grade Mathematics was significantly lower than the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2024-2025 was 86.4%, which is above the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 2.6%, relatively low.
The school has a small student population of 120 students and a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6, which may contribute to its personalized approach to education. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 7.5% is lower than the state average, and the district's spending per student for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,229. While the school's overall performance is generally above the state average in some areas, further analysis and comparison to the district's educational priorities and resource allocation would be necessary to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the school's strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
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