Summary:
The Attica area has only one elementary school, Puls Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 with 127 students enrolled. While Puls Elementary is ranked 267 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below the state averages.
Puls Elementary's proficiency rates have dropped from 17.45% in ELA and 23.07% in Math in 2022-2023 to 29.72% and 26.38% respectively in the current 2023-2024 school year, significantly below the state averages of 33.55% and 31.6%. The school's science proficiency rate of 18.74% is also well below the state average of 32.28%. This trend suggests the need for intervention and improvement strategies to address the declining academic performance.
Additionally, Puls Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 67.72% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's academic challenges and should be considered when developing support and intervention programs. Despite the higher per-student spending and slightly higher student-teacher ratio, Puls Elementary's underperformance compared to the state average indicates that simply increasing funding and resources may not be the sole solution, and a more comprehensive approach to improving educational outcomes is needed.
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