Summary:
The city of New Bloomfield, Missouri is home to two schools - New Bloomfield Elementary and New Bloomfield High, both part of the New Bloomfield R-III school district. While New Bloomfield High is a strong-performing school, ranking 72 out of 378 Missouri high schools, the elementary school has struggled in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 420 out of 898 in 2022-2023 to 618 out of 906 in 2023-2024.
New Bloomfield High boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a robust 88.0% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average. Students at the high school also perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with 77.5% proficient or better in Algebra I and 32.7% proficient or better in Biology I, both significantly higher than state averages. In contrast, New Bloomfield Elementary has only earned a 2-star rating, indicating a need for improvement.
Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 20.7% and varying levels of free/reduced lunch recipients, with 43.14% at the high school and 38.89% at the elementary school. The district also allocates slightly more resources per student to the elementary school, raising questions about the effective utilization of resources across the district. Overall, the data suggests a mixed picture of educational outcomes in New Bloomfield, with the high school standing out as a strong performer while the elementary school faces significant challenges that need to be addressed.
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