Summary:
The 57750 zip code has only one school, Interior Elementary - 09, which serves grades K-8 and is part of the Kadoka Area School District 35-2. This small school of just 21 students faces significant challenges, with academic performance well below district and state averages and a high chronic absenteeism rate.
Interior Elementary - 09 struggles academically, with proficiency rates of only 18.18% in English Language Arts and 9.09% in Mathematics, far lower than the district and state averages. The school also has 0% proficiency in 5th-grade science. These low academic outcomes may be exacerbated by the school's high rate of chronic absenteeism, which stands at 20.2%, significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio of 5.4, it serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, with 66.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school spends $15,884 per student, which is higher than the state average, the combination of academic underperformance, high absenteeism, and economic challenges suggests the need for targeted interventions and additional support to improve educational outcomes for the students of Interior Elementary - 09.
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