Summary:
The Onalaska School District in Washington state has only one middle school, Onalaska Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 62.38%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, its academic performance on state assessments has been mixed compared to district and state averages.
In English Language Arts (ELA), Onalaska Middle School had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in 7th grade, but lower rates for 6th and 8th grades. In Math, the school underperformed the district and state at all grade levels, and in Science, it had lower proficiency rates than the district and state for 8th grade. The school's overall state ranking has fluctuated in recent years, from 296 out of 541 middle schools in 2021-2022 to 221 out of 539 in 2022-2023 and 247 out of 535 in 2023-2024.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $15,556, which is above the state average, its student-teacher ratio of 19.1 is slightly higher than the recommended range of 15-18 students per teacher. This suggests that the Onalaska School District may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and staffing to ensure an optimal learning environment for the students at Onalaska Middle School.
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