Summary:
The El Dorado Springs Middle School is the sole middle school located within the El Dorado Springs R-II school district in Missouri. Serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 230 students, the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 211 out of 451 Missouri middle schools in 2023-2024 to 340 out of 459 in 2022-2023.
The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state average across grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 37% (6th grade) to 44.2% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 45.5% and 43.2%, respectively. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates were lower than the state, ranging from 31.9% (6th grade) to 34.1% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 39.3% and 39.4%. The school's performance on Science assessments is particularly low, with only 31.2% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39.2%.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1 in 2023-2024. However, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (52.17% in 2023-2024). The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $10,795.
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