The Conway School District has a student-teacher ratio of 10:1. This is lower than the state average. Kennett High School has a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.
Then there are these staggering stats:
-Elementary Schools (K-8): 47% of elementary students were proficient or above in reading, while 30% were proficient or above in math.
-Middle Schools: Middle school students had the same proficiency rates as elementary students: 47% in reading and 30% in math.
-High Schools: High school students showed higher proficiency in reading at 64%, but similar proficiency in math at 31%.
Not exactly stellar or anything to brag about.
Certainly not IV League or Service Academy material. And, it's tough to attract families with children to make the Valley their home unless they are homeschooling or sending their kids to private schools.
Back in the day, I attended suburban public schools with an average class size of 28-30 students with 1 teacher per class. By the time I graduated from high school, I had earned a high school & Regents Diploma [12 units of credit in Math & Science, plus 6 additional units in English & Social Studies/History/Civics]. We even had legitimate trade schools [BOCES] for plumbing, electric, and carpentry that led to real Trade Union jobs. Yup, all that plus most of us had part-time jobs in food service or retail too.
Maybe it's time to go back to what public schools were meant to do: educate and prepare students for their entry into adulthood, rather than indoctrinating and coddling them.
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Overall District Ratio:
The Conway School District has a student-teacher ratio of 10:1. This is lower than the state average. Kennett High School has a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.
Then there are these staggering stats:
-Elementary Schools (K-8): 47% of elementary students were proficient or above in reading, while 30% were proficient or above in math.
-Middle Schools: Middle school students had the same proficiency rates as elementary students: 47% in reading and 30% in math.
-High Schools: High school students showed higher proficiency in reading at 64%, but similar proficiency in math at 31%.
Not exactly stellar or anything to brag about.
Certainly not IV League or Service Academy material. And, it's tough to attract families with children to make the Valley their home unless they are homeschooling or sending their kids to private schools.
Back in the day, I attended suburban public schools with an average class size of 28-30 students with 1 teacher per class. By the time I graduated from high school, I had earned a high school & Regents Diploma [12 units of credit in Math & Science, plus 6 additional units in English & Social Studies/History/Civics]. We even had legitimate trade schools [BOCES] for plumbing, electric, and carpentry that led to real Trade Union jobs. Yup, all that plus most of us had part-time jobs in food service or retail too.
Maybe it's time to go back to what public schools were meant to do: educate and prepare students for their entry into adulthood, rather than indoctrinating and coddling them.
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