Summary:
The NICE Community School District in Michigan is home to two schools - Aspen Ridge Elementary School and Westwood High School. While Aspen Ridge Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, Westwood High struggles to match those benchmarks, particularly in science, social studies, and math.
Aspen Ridge Elementary stands out with its strong academic performance, with 75% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better on the PSAT English Language Arts assessment and 42.2% in math - well above state averages. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.9%. In contrast, Westwood High has a higher dropout rate of 6.4% and struggles to meet state standards on M-Step and SAT exams.
While Westwood High spends more per student ($15,126) than Aspen Ridge Elementary ($14,258), this higher funding does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. The student-teacher ratio at Westwood High (16.2) is also higher than Aspen Ridge Elementary (14.7), which may impact the level of individual attention and support available to students.
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