Summary:
The Mount Morris Central School District in New York has only one high school, Mount Morris Middle/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. While the school has some areas of strength, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in 7th and 8th grade ELA and Math, as well as certain Regents exams, its overall academic performance is below the state average, with a statewide ranking between 700-813 out of 1,242 New York high schools.
One of the key challenges facing Mount Morris Middle/Senior High School is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average. This, coupled with a dropout rate of 4.9%, suggests that student engagement and attendance may be areas of concern. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% is lower than the state average, indicating that there is room for improvement in supporting students to successfully complete their high school education.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $20,257, which is above the state average, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.7, the academic performance of the school remains below par. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. The school's high percentage of students (57.4%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch also indicates that the school may be serving a predominantly low-income student population, which could contribute to the academic challenges and attendance issues observed.
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