Summary:
The York Public Schools district in Nebraska has two elementary schools: York Elementary School and Preschool Learning Academy. While York Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, Preschool Learning Academy focuses solely on pre-kindergarten students.
York Elementary School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 282 out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3-5 is below the state average. However, its 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 84% is higher than the state average of 76%. York Elementary School has a relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 49.49%, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families, and spends $12,172 per student, which is higher than the state average.
In contrast, Preschool Learning Academy has a significantly higher student-teacher ratio of 63, compared to 14.2 at York Elementary School. The preschool also has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 24.34%, suggesting a lower proportion of students from low-income families. These differences in socioeconomic status and resource allocation between the two schools may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed at York Elementary School.
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