Summary:
The Peekskill City School District in New York has only one high school, Peekskill High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data analysis reveals that Peekskill High School is an underperforming school facing significant socioeconomic challenges.
Peekskill High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams ranging from 15.07% in Algebra I to 63.57% in U.S. History and Government, which are generally below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is also lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1%, which is a concern.
The data also shows that Peekskill High School serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 60.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student in the district, the school's academic performance remains below state standards, indicating a potential need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and targeted interventions to address the unique challenges faced by the school's student population.
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