Summary:
The Colome Consolidated 59-3 district in South Dakota contains a single middle school, Colome Middle School - 03, which serves grades 6-8. While the school has access to significant resources, including a low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has been inconsistent, with lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and for 6th-grade students compared to state and district averages.
Colome Middle School - 03 has fluctuated in its statewide ranking, currently sitting at 98th out of 147 middle schools in South Dakota. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.45%) and Mathematics (30.3%) for all grades are below the state averages. However, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates are slightly higher than the district and state in ELA, though still lower in Mathematics. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.4%.
Despite the school's access to resources, as evidenced by its high per-student spending of $18,998 and small class sizes, it appears to be struggling to translate these resources into consistently strong academic performance. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (63.33%) suggests that it may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be impacting student outcomes. Overall, Colome Consolidated 59-3 has one middle school that is performing below average compared to other middle schools in South Dakota.
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