Summary:
The Laramie County School District #1 in Wyoming is home to 5 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. The district's high schools include East High School, Central High School, South High School, Triumph High School, and PODER Academy Secondary School. The data reveals significant performance differences among these schools, with PODER Academy standing out as a high-performing outlier within the Laramie County School District #1.
PODER Academy Secondary School is the highest-ranked school in the district, ranking 3rd out of 80 high schools in Wyoming for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's test scores consistently outperform the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, 70.6% of 10th-grade students at PODER Academy were proficient or better in WY-TOPP English Language Arts, compared to 36.1% for the district and 49% for the state. Similarly, 52.9% of 10th-grade students at PODER Academy were proficient or better in WY-TOPP Mathematics, compared to 30.6% for the district and 41.5% for the state. Additionally, PODER Academy has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 34.65% and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.1, compared to the other high schools in the district.
In contrast, South High School and Triumph High School are the lowest-ranked schools in the district, ranking 80th and 79th, respectively, out of 80 Wyoming high schools for the 2023-2024 school year. These schools have significantly lower proficiency rates in WY-TOPP assessments compared to the district and state averages. Furthermore, South High School and Triumph High School have the highest free and reduced lunch rates in the district, at 55.77% and 58.08%, respectively. The higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios at Triumph High School do not appear to translate into better academic performance compared to the other high schools in the district.
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