Summary:
The Crane R-III school district in Missouri is home to a single elementary school, Crane Elementary, which serves students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools over the past few years.
Crane Elementary's performance on state assessments, such as the MAP tests, falls below the state average in both mathematics and English language arts across multiple grade levels. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.2% of 3rd graders and 26.7% of 5th graders at the school were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4% and 38.2%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 61.23% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a significant proportion of students from low-income families.
While Crane Elementary's per-student spending of $9,193 for the 2021-2022 school year is a relevant data point, it is difficult to draw conclusions about the adequacy or efficiency of this spending without additional context or comparisons. However, the school's elevated chronic absenteeism rate of 17.3% in the 2023-2024 school year is a potential area of concern and may be an important factor to investigate further, as it can have a significant impact on student learning and academic outcomes.
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