Wooster City

The Wooster City school district in Ohio consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The data reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools, with Kean Elementary School and Edgewood Middle School standing out as the top-performing schools in the district.

Kean Elementary has the highest performance on state tests, with 60-80% of students proficient or better in math and 73-83% proficient in English Language Arts. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 6%. Edgewood Middle has strong math performance, with 50-64% of students proficient or better, and 100% proficiency on Algebra I, well above the district and state averages. Wooster High School also stands out with a high 4-year graduation rate of 94% and strong performance on end-of-course exams.

In contrast, Cornerstone Elementary lags behind the district and state averages in test scores, and has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 15.9%. The data suggests a correlation between student demographics and academic performance, with the schools serving higher-income and white student populations generally outperforming those with higher poverty rates. The wide variation in spending per student across the district also raises questions about equitable resource allocation and its potential impact on student outcomes.