Summary:
The North Country Union Junior High School District in Vermont is home to a single middle school, North Country Union Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 37th out of 68 Vermont middle schools in 2021-2022 to 58th out of 85 in 2023-2024, and currently standing at 46th out of 74 for the 2024-2025 school year.
North Country Union Junior High School's academic performance is below the statewide averages in Vermont. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 46.28% for 7th grade and 46.46% for 8th grade, compared to the statewide averages of 55.64% and 59.84%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were 42.62% for 7th grade and 28.57% for 8th grade, compared to the statewide averages of 43.74% and 36.84%. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade was also significantly lower than the statewide average, at 24.49% compared to 40.41%.
The school faces other challenges as well, including a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (64.96% in 2024-2025) and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 40.3% for the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.2 for the 2024-2025 school year, which could be a potential asset in providing more individualized attention and support for students.
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