Summary:
The city of Peshtigo, Wisconsin is home to three schools: Peshtigo Elementary, Peshtigo High, and Peshtigo Middle, all part of the Peshtigo School District. While Peshtigo Elementary stands out with relatively high test scores, the district as a whole faces challenges, including consistent chronic absenteeism, varying academic performance, and declining statewide rankings across the three schools.
Peshtigo Elementary boasts strong performance in Social Studies, with 74.63% of 4th-graders proficient or better, and its 4th and 5th-grade students performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Peshtigo High and Peshtigo Middle struggle to meet the state average in most subject areas, with test scores in Social Studies, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 10th-graders at Peshtigo High falling below the state average.
Across the district, all three schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the statewide ranking for all three Peshtigo schools has decreased over the past three school years, with Peshtigo High and Peshtigo Middle now ranked in the bottom half of their respective school types in Wisconsin. These challenges may be exacerbated by the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients at all three schools, ranging from 31.4% to 40.57%, suggesting significant socioeconomic factors impacting the district.
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