Summary:
The 54409 zip code is home to a single high school, Antigo High, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the Antigo Unified School District. While Antigo High has a relatively low dropout rate, its performance across key metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism, tends to fall below the state averages.
Antigo High's four-year graduation rate of 91.0% in the 2023-2024 school year is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.3% is lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is higher than the state average. Academically, Antigo High's test scores are generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with 8th-grade ELA proficiency at 38.39% compared to the state average of 53.97%.
The school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, as indicated by the high percentage (50.73%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($12,692) and student-teacher ratio (18.5), Antigo High's performance suggests that the school may be facing challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Further investigation into the factors contributing to these outcomes could be crucial in improving educational opportunities for the students in this community.
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