Summary:
The city of Colby, Wisconsin is home to two elementary schools: Colby Elementary and Little Stars Pre-School. While both schools serve the Colby community, the data reveals that neither school is a standout performer, with both facing significant challenges in academic achievement, student demographics, and resource allocation.
Colby Elementary is the larger of the two schools, with 343 students enrolled. However, the school has consistently low test scores, with only 39.34% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.97% proficient or better in Math, well below the state average. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 829 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools. Meanwhile, Little Stars Pre-School, a pre-kindergarten facility, faces its own challenges, including a very high student-teacher ratio of 39.8 to 1 and a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 68.89%.
The data suggests that the Colby School District as a whole is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. Both schools face significant resource constraints, as evidenced by the relatively low per-student spending, and the high poverty rates among the student population likely contribute to the academic challenges. Addressing these issues should be a priority for the district to ensure that all students in Colby have access to the support and resources they need to succeed.
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