Summary:
The Pecatonica Area School District consists of two schools: Pecatonica High and Pecatonica Elementary. Both schools have shown some strengths, such as strong academic performance and relatively high graduation rates, but also face challenges, including declining statewide rankings and high chronic absenteeism rates.
Pecatonica High has maintained a 100% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.1% dropout rate, indicating that the school is effectively supporting students in completing their high school education. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 122nd out of 390 Wisconsin high schools in 2020-2021 to 372nd out of 415 in 2022-2023. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges that are impacting its overall performance compared to other high schools in the state, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.1% in 2022-2023.
In contrast, Pecatonica Elementary has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 339th out of 1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 184th out of 1,067 in 2022-2023. However, the school's ranking then declined to 571st out of 1,061 in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating fluctuations in its performance. Both Pecatonica High and Pecatonica Elementary serve a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the challenges they face.
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