Summary:
The Neillsville School District in Wisconsin has only one middle school, Neillsville Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a SchoolDigger rating of just 1 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance. Neillsville Middle's test scores are generally lower than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-30 percentage points below the state averages.
While the school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3%, it struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 17.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Neillsville Middle also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 50% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. However, the school district's spending per student is higher than the state average, and Neillsville Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1.
Overall, the data highlights the need for Neillsville Middle to address its academic performance and attendance issues, potentially through targeted interventions and strategies to support student learning and engagement. The school may also benefit from a closer examination of resource allocation and the factors contributing to the persistent low performance.
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