Summary:
The Highmore-Harrold 34-2 school district in South Dakota has only one elementary school, Highmore Elementary - 02, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. While the school had a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2021-2022 school year, its ranking has since dropped to 2 stars, placing it in the middle of the pack among South Dakota elementary schools.
Highmore Elementary - 02 has consistently underperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 45.76%, compared to the state average of 50.04%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 47.45%, compared to the state average of 42.95%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 16.1% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $13,771 in the 2022-2023 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, the data suggests that Highmore Elementary - 02 is a relatively average-performing school in South Dakota, with some areas of concern, such as declining performance and underperformance in core subjects. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.
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