Summary:
The city of Pilot Grove, Missouri is home to two schools: Pilot Grove High and Pilot Grove Elementary, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The Pilot Grove C-4 school district as a whole is ranked 131 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Pilot Grove High appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Missouri high schools in recent years and maintaining a strong 96.1% 4-year graduation rate. The school's students have also performed exceptionally well on state assessments, with 85.6% proficient or better in Algebra II and 51.8% proficient or better in Algebra I, significantly outpacing the state averages. In contrast, Pilot Grove Elementary has not performed as strongly, ranking in the bottom third of Missouri elementary schools in recent years and with a 3rd grade math proficiency rate of only 17.8%, well below the state average of 41.4%.
The data suggests that while Pilot Grove High is providing a quality education to its students, there is room for improvement at the elementary level. The district-level ranking and rating of 3 out of 5 stars indicates that addressing the performance gap between the high school and elementary school could be a priority for the Pilot Grove C-4 school district. Additionally, the high spending per student at Pilot Grove Elementary, coupled with its weaker academic outcomes, raises questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of resource allocation within the district.
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