Summary:
The city of North Clarendon, Vermont is home to two schools: Mill River Union High School, serving grades 7-12, and Clarendon Elementary School, serving grades PK-6. Both schools are struggling, with low statewide rankings and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement in the quality of education provided to students in this area.
Mill River Union High School has an enrollment of 368 students and faces several challenges, including a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 47.3%, significantly below-average test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and a high percentage of students (50%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic disadvantages. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4 could be a positive factor.
Clarendon Elementary School, with an enrollment of 152 students, also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.9% and low test scores, particularly in Mathematics. The school has a high percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients (51.97%) and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 16.8, which may contribute to the challenges it faces. While the school's spending per student of $14,379 is higher than the state average, this does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for its students.
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