Summary:
The Riverside School District in Washington state is home to two elementary schools: Riverside Elementary and Chattaroy Elementary. While both schools serve a predominantly white, low-income student population, Riverside Elementary emerges as the stronger performer, consistently outpacing the district and state averages on standardized test scores.
Riverside Elementary boasts impressive academic achievements, with 52.61% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.55% in math, compared to the district's 49.23% and 42.44%, respectively. In contrast, Chattaroy Elementary lags behind, with only 37.36% proficiency in ELA and 45.05% in math, significantly lower than the state averages.
The disparity in performance between the two schools raises questions about the allocation of resources and the factors contributing to the academic gap. While Chattaroy Elementary spends $4,005 more per student than Riverside Elementary, it also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.6 compared to Riverside's 14.3. These differences in resource utilization and class sizes may be contributing to the divergent academic outcomes observed in the Riverside School District.
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