Summary:
The city of Eastman, Georgia, has a small school district with 4 schools, including 1 middle school and 3 high schools. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance and graduation rates among these schools, with Dodge County High School standing out as the highest-performing school, while DAC (Dodge County Achievement Center) and Eastman Youth Development Campus struggle with very low graduation rates and significantly below-average academic proficiency.
Dodge County High School, the largest high school in the district with 834 students, has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 94.4% for the 2021-2022 school year. However, its academic performance, as measured by Milestones Assessment proficiency rates, is below the state average in most subjects. In contrast, DAC (Dodge County Achievement Center) and Eastman Youth Development Campus have very low 4-year graduation rates of 42.3% and 17.6%, respectively, for the 2021-2022 school year, and their academic performance is significantly below the state average.
The data also reveals that all schools in the Dodge County and Department of Juvenile Justice districts have a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 67.68% to 89.66%, suggesting that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges. This may contribute to the lower academic performance and graduation rates observed, particularly at the lower-performing schools. Addressing these disparities and implementing effective interventions will be crucial to improving educational outcomes across the district.
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