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Reynolds Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school located in Reading, Michigan, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 387 students. The school has a predominantly white student population, with 95.61% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year.
While Reynolds Elementary School shares some similarities with nearby schools, such as Jennings Elementary School and Larsen Elementary School, it stands out in its significantly higher percentage of white students and lower academic performance compared to the state and nearby school averages. The school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.4% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, Reynolds Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by M-Step proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state and nearby school averages, with the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at 27.7% compared to the state average of 39.6%, and the school's 6th-grade Math proficiency rate at 26.7% compared to the state average of 31%.
Over the past several years, Reynolds Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 870 out of 1,533 Michigan elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 855 out of 1,486 in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school's performance has not kept pace with other schools in the state. Additionally, when analyzing the school's performance by student subgroups, there are notable differences, with the school's ranking for male students being 766 out of 1,347 Michigan elementary schools, while the ranking for female students was 941 out of 1,342, indicating that the school may need to address achievement gaps between different student populations.
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