Summary:
The Riverton school district in Kansas consists of three schools: Riverton Elementary, Riverton High, and Riverton Middle. The district faces several challenges, including underperformance in core academic areas, high rates of economically disadvantaged students, and potential funding disparities.
Riverton High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 129 out of 318 Kansas high schools and earning a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the state average in 10th-grade English Language Arts proficiency. In contrast, Riverton Middle School had particularly low Mathematics proficiency, with only 9.87% of students scoring proficient or better across all grades, compared to the state average of 31.6%.
The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 55.16% at Riverton High to 57.06% at Riverton Middle, indicate that the district may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student performance. Additionally, the significant difference in spending per student between Riverton High and Riverton Elementary ($17,038 vs. $9,746) suggests potential funding disparities within the district that could be contributing to the performance gaps.
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