Summary:
The Elmsford Union Free School District has only one high school, Alexander Hamilton High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 773 out of 1,190 schools in 2021-2022 and 835 out of 1,242 schools in 2023-2024.
Alexander Hamilton High School's academic performance is generally below the state averages, with some exceptions. The school performed better than the state average in Regents/Common Core Algebra II and Regents/Common Core English Language Arts. However, the school's four-year graduation rate for 2022-2023 was 84.3%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 4.9%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for 2022-2023 was 34.1%, significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $22,199 for 2022-2023 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, the school's performance still lags behind the state averages. This suggests that factors beyond funding and resources may be contributing to the school's challenges, such as the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which was 52.58% in 2022-2023. Addressing these socioeconomic factors and the high chronic absenteeism rate may be crucial in improving the school's overall performance and student outcomes.
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