Summary:
The Jasper 01 district in South Carolina is home to two elementary schools, Ridgeland Elementary and Hardeeville Elementary, both of which have consistently low rankings on the South Carolina School Digger scale, indicating a persistent struggle to improve student outcomes.
Both schools serve predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations, with 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite higher-than-average per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratios, the schools continue to underperform, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.7% of 3rd graders at Ridgeland Elementary were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.8%.
The data suggests that the elementary schools in the Jasper 01 district are struggling to provide a high-quality education to their students, and significant interventions and support may be needed to help these schools improve their academic outcomes. While simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution, there may be opportunities for the district to collaborate and share best practices to address the root causes of the low performance and develop targeted strategies for improvement.
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