Summary:
The Kaw Valley district in Kansas is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools and 2 high schools. The data reveals stark differences in academic performance across these schools, with St Marys Elementary consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests, while the two high schools lag behind.
St Marys Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 149th out of 653 Kansas elementary schools. In contrast, Rossville Junior-Senior High School has overall performance below the district and state averages, though it does show some bright spots, such as a 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 28% compared to 21.87% for the Kaw Valley district.
The data also reveals potential relationships between poverty and academic achievement, with the schools serving the highest percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as St Marys Elementary and St. Marys Junior Senior High, also tending to have lower test scores. This highlights the challenges these schools face in supporting their student populations and the potential opportunities for the district to facilitate collaboration and shared learning across its schools.
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