Summary:
The Ferguson-Florissant R-II school district in Missouri is home to 5 middle schools, serving students in grades 6-8. While the district faces challenges with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates, one school stands out as a high-performing outlier - Steam Academy Middle School.
Steam Academy Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages on MAP test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels, with 74% of 7th graders and 84.7% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 81.6% of 7th graders and 87.2% of 8th graders proficient or better in Science. In contrast, the other middle schools in the district struggle, with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates.
The data also reveals that all middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant R-II district have very high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 98.81% to 99.56%, indicating that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges. The variation in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the schools may also be a factor in their performance, but further analysis would be needed to determine the relationship.
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