Summary:
Monessen City School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Monessen Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a ranking of 652 out of 686 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. It is also rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.
Monessen Senior High School's academic performance is a significant concern, with test scores on the Keystone Exams well below the state averages. In 2023-2024, only 3.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, 9.7% in Biology, and 25.8% in Literature, compared to state averages of 41.6%, 50.5%, and 63.2%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.5% is slightly below the state average, and the dropout rate of 1.6% is relatively low.
The school faces challenges related to economic disadvantage, with 60.1% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the Monessen City School District spends only $105 per student, significantly lower than the state average, which may contribute to the school's struggles to improve student outcomes. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which could be a positive factor in terms of individual attention and support for students.
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