Summary:
The Caston School Corporation in Indiana has one elementary school, Caston Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school faces some challenges, including below-average academic performance, high rates of economic disadvantage, and chronic absenteeism among its student population.
Caston Elementary School's proficiency rates on the ILEARN assessments are consistently below the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which is generally considered a positive indicator for student learning, its overall ELA and Math proficiency rates for all grades are 32.34% and 45.77%, respectively, compared to the Caston School Corporation's averages of 36.22% and 39.8%. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with some fluctuations in proficiency rates.
The high percentage of students (68.03%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Caston Elementary School indicates a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 26%, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less. These factors may contribute to the school's academic performance challenges and should be addressed through targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.
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