Summary:
Guadalupe Centers High School is the sole high school within the Guadalupe Centers Schools district in Missouri. The school serves grades 9-12 and faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low rankings compared to other high schools in the state.
Guadalupe Centers High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 92.5% for the 2023-2024 school year, but also a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.1% for the same year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also significantly lower than the state averages, with only 26% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and 18.3% proficient or better in Biology I, compared to state averages of 45.4% and 37.3%, respectively.
Despite the school's high spending per student of $17,169 for the 2021-2022 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1, the academic performance remains low, indicating a need for more targeted interventions and effective resource allocation. The school's student population also faces significant economic challenges, with 99.35% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the school's academic struggles.
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