Summary:
The city of Lexington, Missouri is home to 3 public schools - 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school - all of which are part of the Lexington R-V school district. Unfortunately, the data indicates that these schools are consistently underperforming compared to state averages across a range of academic measures.
The Leslie Bell Elementary, Lexington Middle, and Lexington High all have very low proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts, ranging from just 3.7% to 48.3% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to state averages of 32.7% to 52.9%. These schools are also ranked in the bottom quartile of Missouri schools, with 1- and 0-star ratings from SchoolDigger.
Factors that may be contributing to the schools' poor performance include high rates of economic disadvantage, as evidenced by the 53.12% to 63.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates of 26.4%. Additionally, the schools appear to be operating with limited resources, with spending per student ranging from $9,662 to $12,149, below the state average, and student-teacher ratios on the higher end at 11.8 to 14.8.
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