Summary:
The Northwood School District has one high school, Northwood High/Middle, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 137 students. The school's performance data reveals some concerning trends, with declining academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels, as well as underperformance compared to district and state averages.
Northwood High/Middle has a four-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a dropout rate of 1.3% in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's test scores show a troubling decline, with ELA proficiency dropping from 53.33% to 44.44% in 6th grade and from 18.75% to 30.77% in 7th grade between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Similar declines are seen in math, social studies, and science proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is quite high, which could be a contributing factor to the low academic performance.
Despite relatively high spending per student at $17,294 in 2020-2021, Northwood High/Middle is underperforming compared to the Northwood School District and the state of Wisconsin averages. With nearly half of the students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a diverse and economically disadvantaged population, which may present unique challenges. Overall, the data suggests that Northwood High/Middle is struggling to provide a high-quality education and meet the needs of its students.
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