Summary:
The Atherton Community Schools district has only one elementary school, Atherton Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in a predominantly low-income area, with 90.63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Atherton Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, with student performance on state assessments falling far below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate is just 9.3% compared to the state average of 39.6%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with 40.3% of students missing an excessive number of school days. As a result, Atherton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools over the past three years.
The data suggests that Atherton Elementary School requires substantial interventions and support to address the root causes of its low academic achievement, high poverty, and chronic absenteeism. Improving educational outcomes for the students at this school should be a top priority for the Atherton Community Schools district and local education leaders.
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