Summary:
The Beacon City School District in New York contains a single high school, Beacon High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has some areas of strength, its overall performance is below average compared to other high schools in the state.
Beacon High School has a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a higher-than-average dropout rate of 4.9%. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 34.1% of students missing a significant amount of school. Academically, the school has mixed results, performing well in subjects like English Language Arts and U.S. History, but lagging behind in mathematics and science. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, the school's spending per student of $19,393 has not translated into consistently strong academic outcomes.
Over the past three years, Beacon High School's performance has declined, dropping from a ranking of 435 out of 1,190 New York high schools in 2021-2022 to 649 out of 1,242 in 2023-2024. The school's high percentage of students (46.87%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that it may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be impacting its overall performance. While the school has access to more resources compared to others, further analysis and targeted interventions may be needed to address the school's areas of concern and improve its academic outcomes.
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