Summary:
The city of Fulton, Missouri is home to 10 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving students from early childhood through 12th grade. The schools in this district display a range of performance, with some standout institutions like Bartley Elementary consistently ranking in the top 50% of Missouri elementary schools, while others like Stark Elementary and the Wheeler High and Wheeler Middle schools struggle, ranking in the bottom 10% of their respective categories.
The Fulton 58 district as a whole is ranked 207 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement across the district. However, some schools like Fulton Senior High have shown progress, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating in recent years and maintaining a solid graduation rate of 84.4% and a relatively low dropout rate of 2.4%. The district also includes the Fulton Treatment Center, a specialized school with an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 0% and a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.7.
The data highlights the significant socioeconomic diversity within the Fulton school district, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 13.64% at McIntire Elementary to 90.32% at the Fulton Treatment Center. This suggests that the district may need to tailor its approaches to address the unique needs of students from different socioeconomic backgrounds and provide targeted support to the lower-performing schools to ensure all students have access to a quality education.
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