Summary:
The city of Lake Station, Indiana is home to 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 junior-senior high school, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The schools in this area face some significant challenges, with generally low test scores and high rates of poverty, but there are also some bright spots that could be leveraged to improve overall student outcomes.
Among the elementary schools, Alexander Hamilton Elementary School and Henry S Evans Elementary School stand out as the top performers, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to the other schools and the district and state averages. In contrast, the Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School has particularly low test scores, with only 21.39% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 5.08% in Math.
Across the district, high rates of poverty, as indicated by the large percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contribute to the academic challenges. Additionally, the high school faces a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 37.2%, which may be impacting student achievement and graduation rates. To improve outcomes, the district could look to replicate the successful practices and strategies used at the higher-performing elementary schools, while also addressing the socioeconomic and attendance issues that are hindering student success, particularly at the high school level.
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