Summary:
The Chautauqua County Community is home to two schools: Sedan Elementary and Sedan High. While Sedan Elementary is a standout performer, outpacing state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, Sedan High is significantly underperforming, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas high schools.
Sedan Elementary has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other schools in Kansas. In contrast, Sedan High has a 1-star rating, suggesting it is performing well below average. Both schools have high free/reduced lunch rates, with Sedan Elementary at 73.37% and Sedan High at 68.84%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations.
Despite spending more per student than the state average, Sedan High is still struggling to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive improvements without addressing other underlying issues. The data highlights the need for the Chautauqua County Community to closely examine the factors contributing to the performance gap between the elementary and high school, and to implement targeted interventions and support to help Sedan High improve.
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