Summary:
The Chaffee Elementary school is the sole elementary school in the Chaffee R-II school district, serving grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 321 students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Missouri elementary schools over the past three years, indicating significant challenges in student performance and academic achievement.
Chaffee Elementary's proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 21.3%, compared to the state average of 41.4%, and the 5th grade science proficiency rate was only 19%, compared to the state average of 42.2%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 55.76%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may contribute to the school's low performance and high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.5%.
Despite the school's challenges, it does have a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which may indicate smaller class sizes. However, the school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,586, which is close to the state average, suggesting that resource allocation may not be the primary factor contributing to the school's low performance. Addressing the systemic issues facing Chaffee Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs and context of the school and its community.
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