Summary:
The Nashua-Plainfield Community School District in Iowa operates two schools: Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School and Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School. The elementary school has consistently performed well, ranking 126 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the junior-senior high school's ranking has fluctuated, from 229 out of 332 in 2021-2022 to 158 out of 336 in 2022-2023, suggesting some instability in its academic performance.
Academically, the elementary school has outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics. The junior-senior high school has also demonstrated solid performance, with 72.2% of 10th graders, 66.7% of 11th graders, and 75.9% of 6th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 74.1% of 10th graders and 69% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in Mathematics.
In terms of resources, the junior-senior high school spends $15,197 per student, while the elementary school spends $12,584 per student. The junior-senior high school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.2, compared to 13.6 at the elementary school. These differences in spending and staffing may contribute to the observed performance variations between the two schools.
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