Summary:
The Excel Center - Kokomo, the sole high school in the Excel Center - Kokomo district, faces significant challenges in academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors. Serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 343 students, the school's student population is predominantly White (66.76%), with notable representation from African American (12.24%), Hispanic (7.29%), and students of two or more races (12.83%).
Academically, the school's performance is concerning, with only 16.98% of students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and 0% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. The school's performance on the ILEARN/Biology End of Course exam was also very low, with 0% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 29%. Additionally, the school has an extremely low four-year graduation rate of 23.6% for the 2022-2023 school year.
Attendance and socioeconomic factors also present significant challenges for the school. The school has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 96.2% for the 2022-2023 school year, and a significant portion of the student population (55.39%) receives free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $4,758, which is relatively low compared to the state average.
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