Summary:
The Kairos Academies district in Missouri operates two schools: Kairos Academies, a middle school serving grades 5-8, and Kairos High, an alternative high school serving grades 9-10. Both schools face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and alarmingly high dropout rates.
Across multiple subjects and grade levels, test scores at both Kairos Academies and Kairos High are well below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 6.9% of 6th graders at Kairos Academies were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 45.5%. Both schools also struggle with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, with 47.9% of students chronically absent at both schools in 2023-2024. Kairos High's dropout rate is particularly concerning, reaching 48.8% in 2023-2024.
The Kairos Academies district as a whole is ranked 349 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. This low ranking, combined with high poverty levels (over 60% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch) and resource constraints (Kairos Academies spent $14,259 per student in 2021-2022), suggests that the district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Targeted interventions and support are needed to address the root causes of the schools' poor academic performance, attendance, and graduation rates.
Thank you for your feedback!