Summary:
The city of Junction City, Wisconsin has only one school, Kennedy Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten to 6th grade and is part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District. While Kennedy Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 455th out of 1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 600th out of 1,061 in 2023-2024, the school's performance on the Forward Exam has been mixed, with stronger results in English Language Arts (ELA) but weaker performance in Mathematics.
Kennedy Elementary has a relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 28.57% of students qualifying in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.1 for the 2022-2023 school year is lower than the district and state averages, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $16,608, which is higher than the national average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4% in the 2022-2023 school year is higher than the national average, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance.
Overall, while Kennedy Elementary has some strengths, such as its lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, the school's declining statewide ranking and uneven academic performance suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement. By closely examining the school's performance, demographics, and resource allocation, school leaders and policymakers can develop targeted strategies to support the success of this school and its students.
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