Summary:
The Colby School District in Wisconsin has only one elementary school, Colby Elementary, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 353 students. While the school has smaller class sizes and higher per-student spending than the state average, its academic performance has been declining, with test scores below the Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.
Colby Elementary's statewide ranking has dropped from 655 out of 1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 782 out of 1,061 in 2023-2024, with a 1-star rating out of 5. The school's low performance is particularly evident in English Language Arts and Science, where the gaps with state averages are the largest. Additionally, the school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 61.76%, indicating a relatively low-income student population.
Despite the higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes, Colby Elementary is not performing as well as the state average, which raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's instructional practices and resource allocation. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 7.6%, which is higher than the state's target of 6% or less, could also be a contributing factor to the low academic performance and should be addressed by the district and school leaders.
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