Summary:
The city of New Lebanon, Ohio is home to three public schools serving students from elementary through high school: Dixie Elementary School, Dixie Middle School, and Dixie High School. While the schools share the same "Dixie" name, their performance and characteristics vary significantly.
Dixie Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the New Lebanon Local School District, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Ohio elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's impressive test scores, with 80% of 3rd graders and 71.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in math, and 78.6% of 3rd graders and 50% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, are significantly higher than the district and state averages.
In contrast, Dixie Middle School and Dixie High School have lower state-wide rankings, with 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger. Their test scores are more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others performing below. Additionally, the middle school has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 28.9%, and all three schools serve a significant population of students from low-income families, with free or reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 44.16% to 49.39%.
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