Summary:
The Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 in South Dakota is home to two elementary schools: Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 and Cameron Colony Elementary - 04. While Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 is the larger and higher-performing school, with strong academic results and lower chronic absenteeism rates, Cameron Colony Elementary - 04 also stands out for its impressive metrics, including a 0% chronic absenteeism rate and a very low student-teacher ratio of 6.5.
Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 62.79% proficiency in each subject in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's 45.83% and 35.42%, respectively, and the state's 50.04% and 42.95%. The school also had a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 4.6%, which is better than the state average. In contrast, the smaller Cameron Colony Elementary - 04 had a free and reduced lunch rate of 23.08%, slightly lower than Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02's 25.47%.
Despite the strong performance of Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02, the Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 as a whole is ranked 82 out of 126 districts in South Dakota and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting room for improvement in the district's overall performance. Tracking the schools' statewide rankings and SchoolDigger star ratings over the past few years also shows fluctuations, highlighting the importance of monitoring school performance over time.
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