Summary:
The Billings R-IV school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, Billings Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 252 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools over the past three years and has a 3-star rating, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.
Academically, Billings Elementary struggles, with significantly lower math proficiency rates than the state average across all grade levels. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is mixed, with 3rd-grade students performing above the state average but 4th-6th-grade students performing well below. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is also very low at 11.9%, compared to the state average of 42.2%. These academic challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high-poverty student population.
Other notable characteristics of Billings Elementary include a student-teacher ratio slightly lower than the state average, per-student spending above the state average, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.4%, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less. These factors suggest that the school may need to focus on improving its curriculum, instructional practices, and support for struggling students, as well as addressing attendance and socioeconomic challenges, in order to improve student outcomes.
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