Summary:
The St John-Hudson school district in Kansas has only one high school, St John High, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 139 students. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1, its academic performance has been declining over the past three school years, with the school's ranking dropping from 266th out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 194th out of 318 in 2023-2024.
St John High's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages for Kansas, with some exceptions in 7th grade. However, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates are particularly concerning, with only 8.68% of students proficient in ELA and 13.03% proficient in Mathematics in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, over 56% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population that may present unique challenges in terms of academic achievement and resource allocation.
Despite the school's lower academic performance, the spending per student at St John High is relatively high, at $13,817 in the 2018-2019 school year. This raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the need to explore strategies to improve the school's educational outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that St John High is a struggling school that requires a closer examination of its resource allocation and the implementation of targeted interventions to address the academic needs of its students.
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