McDowell County Schools
North Carolina · 15 schools · 5,776 students
15.9%
Chronic Absence %
→
14.2%
Peer Benchmark
Rank #4549
Priority: 18/100
17,518
Recoverable Days
1.7 pts
Gap to Peers
21.3pp
Subgroup Disparity
15
Schools
Explanation
This school's chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9%, but peers in similar contexts achieve 14.2%. Closing this 1.7% gap across 5,776 students would recover approximately 17,518 attendance days per year.
Subgroup disparity score of 21.3% indicates meaningful differences in chronic absenteeism across student demographics.
Priority Score Breakdown
Trend Over Time
Schools in this District
| Rank | School | Enrollment | CA Rate | Recoverable Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9674 | East McDowell Middle School | 468 | 39.1% | 23,325 |
| 9968 | West McDowell Middle School | 605 | 30.9% | 22,795 |
| 13713 | West Marion Elementary School | 377 | 35.3% | 17,904 |
| 23495 | Eastfield Global Magnet School | 266 | 32.7% | 10,195 |
| 28307 | McDowell Virtual Academy | 140 | 37.1% | 7,680 |
| 32908 | Old Fort Elementary School | 316 | 20.9% | 5,685 |
| 39547 | Foothills Community School | 188 | 22.3% | 3,388 |
| 76817 | Glenwood Elementary School | 437 | 0.5% | 0 |
| 76818 | Marion Elementary School | 355 | 3.4% | 0 |
| 76819 | McDowell High School | 1,416 | 3.0% | 0 |
| 76820 | Nebo Elementary School | 339 | 0.9% | 0 |
| 76821 | North Cove Elementary School | 227 | 4.0% | 0 |
| 76822 | Pleasant Gardens Elementary School | 304 | 2.0% | 0 |
| 76823 | McDowell Early College | 225 | 2.2% | 0 |
| 76824 | McDowell Academy for Innovation | 113 | 3.5% | 0 |