Summary:
The Rutland City School District in Vermont is home to a single high school, Rutland Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating over the past few years, ranging from 11th out of 37 schools (4 stars) in 2021-2022 to 20th out of 47 schools (3 stars) in 2023-2024.
Rutland Senior High School's 4-year graduation rate of 82.0% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly below the typical high school graduation rate, and the school faces a significant challenge with a chronic absenteeism rate of 84.5% for the same year. Academically, the school's performance on the VTCAP assessments is mixed, with 45.35% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39.77% proficient or better in Mathematics. However, the school's 11th-grade Science proficiency rate of 53.21% is higher than the statewide average of 44.46%.
The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (64.49%). Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1, indicating a relatively high level of staffing resources. Overall, Rutland Senior High School faces some challenges, particularly in terms of student attendance and academic performance in certain subject areas, but also has some strengths, such as its higher-than-average Science proficiency rates and low student-teacher ratio.
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