Summary:
The Schenectady City School District in New York serves over 6,000 students across 15 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education, as evidenced by the low performance on academic assessments, high rates of economic disadvantage, and variation in school quality.
While some schools, such as Oneida Middle School and Jessie T. Zoller Elementary School, perform better than others, the overall low rankings of the district's schools suggest room for improvement. The district's high school has a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, which is below the state average, and a 4.9% dropout rate, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the high school has a 34.1% chronic absenteeism rate, which is very high.
The data also reveals significant performance gaps between the schools in the Schenectady City School District and the state averages on academic assessments, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams at the high school being significantly below state averages. The high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.87% to 80.77%, indicate that poverty is a major factor impacting student outcomes, and targeted support and resources may be needed to address this challenge.
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