Summary:
The city of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is home to 8 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. These schools serve a diverse student population and exhibit a wide range of academic performance, funding levels, and student-teacher ratios.
The standout school in the area is Manning Elementary School, which is ranked 190 out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools and has consistently high MCAS test scores, with 67.86% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 58.33% in Mathematics. The school also has high spending per student at $28,853 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8. In contrast, Hennigan K-8 School and Greater Egleston High School have the lowest MCAS proficiency rates in the area.
The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance, funding, and student-teacher ratios across the schools in Jamaica Plain. While West Zone Early Learning Center stands out for its focus on early childhood education with a low student-teacher ratio of 8.2, the high schools in the area, Greater Egleston High School and Community Academy, struggle with low graduation rates and high dropout rates. These findings suggest that students in Jamaica Plain may have vastly different educational experiences and opportunities depending on which school they attend.
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