Summary:
The 57058 zip code is home to a single middle school, McCook Central Middle School - 03, which serves grades 5-8 and is part of the McCook Central School District 43-7. While the school's small size may provide opportunities for more individualized attention, its academic performance consistently falls short of both district and state averages in key areas.
McCook Central Middle School - 03 struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts (40.96% vs. district 48.72% and state 50.93%) and Mathematics (30.12% vs. district 34.75% and state 43.49%) across all grade levels. The school's science proficiency rates are also significantly below the district and state, indicating a need for improvement in this subject area as well. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% is quite high, which could be a contributing factor to the low academic performance.
Despite the school's academic challenges, its spending per student ($11,341) is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 15.9 is relatively low. However, these resources do not appear to be translating into better student outcomes. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the underlying issues and improve academic performance at McCook Central Middle School - 03.
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