Summary:
Genesis School Inc. is the sole public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Genesis School Inc. district, located in Kansas City, Missouri. With a total enrollment of 209 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population facing significant economic disadvantages.
According to the data, Genesis School Inc. consistently underperforms the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 14.3%, compared to the state average of 41.4%. Similarly, the school's 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 27.7%, compared to the state average of 39.4%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 53.7% is alarmingly high, indicating that a significant portion of the student population is missing a substantial amount of instructional time.
Despite the higher spending per student of $19,095 in the 2021-2022 school year, which is above the state average, the school's academic performance remains poor. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving educational outcomes at Genesis School Inc. Other factors, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and student support services, may need to be examined and addressed to help the students at this Genesis School Inc. school succeed.
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