Summary:
The 73730 zip code area is home to two schools - Covington-Douglas Elementary School and Covington-Douglas High School, both part of the Covington-Douglas school district. While the elementary school demonstrates strong math performance, the high school faces concerning proficiency rates across multiple subjects, suggesting a potential disconnect in academic achievement as students progress through the system.
Covington-Douglas Elementary School stands out for its impressive 79% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better on the OSTP Mathematics assessment, significantly outperforming the state average of 35%. However, the high school tells a different story, with only 13.6% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, except for a 45.5% proficiency rate in U.S. History. This significant difference in test scores between the elementary and high school levels warrants further investigation.
Despite the high school's increased spending of $16,647 per student, nearly double the $8,565 spent per student at the elementary level, the academic outcomes do not seem to reflect this higher investment. Additionally, both schools face socioeconomic challenges, with free/reduced lunch rates of 57.06% at the elementary school and 65.88% at the high school, indicating the potential impact of these factors on student performance. The data also reveals a concerning decline in Covington-Douglas Elementary's School Digger ranking, further highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve student outcomes across the district.
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