Summary:
The city of Pittsville, Wisconsin is home to two schools: Pittsville Elementary and Pittsville High, both part of the Pittsville School District. While Pittsville Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin elementary schools, Pittsville High has struggled, ranking in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin high schools in the most recent school year.
Pittsville Elementary stands out as the stronger-performing school, with test scores generally above the state averages, particularly in mathematics. The school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3% and a student-teacher ratio of 10.8. In contrast, Pittsville High has more mixed test scores, with some areas exceeding the state average but others falling behind.
Both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.7%. Additionally, the significant difference in free/reduced lunch rates between the elementary school (43.13%) and the high school (33.52%) suggests that the student population may be changing as students progress through the education system. While Pittsville High spends more per student ($15,282) than Pittsville Elementary ($13,411), the difference in performance between the two schools suggests that simply spending more money may not be the sole solution to improving educational outcomes.
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