Summary:
The Ell-Saline school district in Kansas consists of two schools: Ell-Saline Elementary and Ell-Saline Middle/High School. While Ell-Saline Middle/High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 262nd out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 105th out of 318 in 2023-2024, Ell-Saline Elementary has struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools and maintaining a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years.
Academically, both schools face challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state averages across all grade levels. Ell-Saline Elementary has a 45.34% free/reduced lunch rate, while Ell-Saline Middle/High School has a 42.49% rate, indicating a significant population of students from low-income households, which could be a contributing factor to the academic challenges faced by these schools.
The data highlights opportunities for the Ell-Saline district to focus on improving student outcomes, particularly in core subject areas like English Language Arts and Mathematics. Addressing the academic performance gaps and working to raise proficiency rates could help the schools climb in the statewide rankings and better serve the needs of their students.
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