Summary:
The Keokuk Community School District in Iowa has only one high school, Keokuk High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa high schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Keokuk High School's academic performance, as measured by English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency rates, is below the state average, with ELA proficiency ranging from 61.4% to 71.7% and math proficiency ranging from 53.5% to 57.9%, compared to the state averages of 70.2% to 74.9% and 63.3% to 66%, respectively.
The school has a relatively high percentage of students (53.34%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. This factor may contribute to the school's academic performance challenges and could require targeted interventions and support. Additionally, Keokuk High School has a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1, which is slightly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's challenges, it has a diverse student body, with 84.28% of students identifying as white, 4.01% African American, 4.18% Hispanic, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Native American, and 7.19% identifying as two or more races. The school district and community may need to prioritize targeted interventions and support to address the academic performance issues and improve educational outcomes for the students of Keokuk High School.
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