Summary:
The El Dorado Springs R-II school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, El Dorado Springs Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 566 students. The school faces significant challenges, with declining academic performance, high poverty levels, and a need for substantial improvement efforts to support student success.
El Dorado Springs Elementary is ranked 705 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's ranking has declined over the past three years, and its proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts are significantly below the state averages across all tested subjects and grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade mathematics, only 17.8% of El Dorado Springs Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.4%. The school's performance has also declined in recent years, with lower proficiency rates in 2023-2024 compared to 2024-2025 in most subject areas and grade levels.
Additionally, El Dorado Springs Elementary has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 18.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, and the school serves a high-poverty population, with 96.64% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school district's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,159, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors likely contribute to the school's academic challenges and the need for targeted interventions and support to help the school's students reach proficiency levels.
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