Summary:
The city of Rolla, Kansas is home to two schools: Rolla Elementary (PreK-5) and Rolla Jh/High School (6-12). While the high school has maintained a relatively strong statewide ranking, the elementary school has experienced significant fluctuations, suggesting some challenges in recent years.
Rolla Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but its statewide ranking has ranged from a high of 13 out of 668 Kansas elementary schools to a low of 527 out of 667. In contrast, Rolla Jh/High School has shown mixed results, with 10th-grade students performing below the state average in Mathematics but above average in English Language Arts. However, the high school stands out for its strong performance in Science, with 74.99% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average.
Both schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 62% for the elementary school and 68.09% for the high school, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Additionally, the high school has a more favorable student-teacher ratio of 5.0 compared to the elementary school's ratio of 9.8, which may contribute to the relatively stronger academic performance at the secondary level.
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