Summary:
The 53140 zip code in Kenosha, Wisconsin is home to a single middle school, Washington Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 342 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Washington Middle School has seen its performance decline in recent years, now ranking 583 out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools with a 0-star rating. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the Kenosha district and Wisconsin state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 21.71% of 8th graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to 46.31% for the district and 53.97% for the state. Additionally, the school has a high dropout rate of 1.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%.
Despite spending $14,466 per student and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4, Washington Middle School continues to struggle, with 74.43% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. The school's declining performance and significant achievement gaps suggest that the challenges faced by this institution go beyond simply increasing funding and may require a more comprehensive approach to address the root causes of its underperformance.
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