Summary:
There is only one elementary school located in Webster, Massachusetts - Park Avenue Elementary. This school serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 737 students.
Park Avenue Elementary has consistently performed significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the MCAS Next Generation assessments. In 2023-2024, only 18.18% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 39.17%, and 27.55% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40.91%. The school's statewide ranking has also been declining, dropping from 695 out of 932 schools in 2021-2022 to 781 out of 916 schools in 2023-2024.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $17,560 and lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1, which are both better than the state averages, the academic performance remains poor. This suggests that simply increasing funding and reducing class sizes may not be enough to improve student outcomes, and that other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may be playing a more significant role.
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