Summary:
The Ladysmith School District has only one elementary school, Ladysmith Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 349 students. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past three years, with significantly below-average scores on the state's standardized tests.
Ladysmith Elementary faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (70.77%) and an elevated chronic absenteeism rate (17.7%) compared to the state average. Despite these socioeconomic factors, the school spends $13,178 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 to 1.
While the school's resource allocation appears adequate, the data suggests that Ladysmith Elementary is an underperforming school that may require additional support and strategies to improve student outcomes. Further investigation may be needed to understand the root causes of the school's performance issues and to identify ways to better serve the needs of its student population.
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