Summary:
The city of Clark, South Dakota is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this Clark School District 12-2 show a range of academic performance, with Clark Elementary - 02 standing out as the top performer in the district, while Clark High School - 01 struggles with significantly lower test scores.
Clark Elementary - 02 outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels, with a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3%. In contrast, Clark High School - 01 has much lower test scores, with only 25% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA and 12.5% in Math. The district's graduation and dropout rates at the high school level are reasonable but not exceptional.
The smaller schools in the district, such as Silver Lake Colony - 07, show mixed results, with impressive science test scores but struggling with math performance. The district's schools also vary widely in their free/reduced lunch rates, from 20.59% at Clark High School - 01 to 88.46% at Silver Lake Colony - 07, indicating a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds among the student population.
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