Summary:
The Atchison Public Schools district in Kansas has only one high school, Atchison High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's academic performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 189th out of 324 Kansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 235th out of 318 in 2023-2024.
Atchison High School's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 10th grade and across all grades. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 23.84% in ELA and 11.1% in Math, compared to the state averages of 27.57% and 21.31% for 10th grade, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate for 11th grade in 2023-2024 was also slightly below the state average.
The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Atchison High School, at 56.41% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. While the district's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,437, the academic outcomes do not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding, indicating a need for further investigation into resource allocation and instructional practices to improve student outcomes.
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