Summary:
The Harrisburg Middle school is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Harrisburg R-VIII school district in Missouri. With a total enrollment of 136 students, the school's performance, as measured by state rankings, test scores, attendance, and resource allocation, suggests areas for improvement compared to state averages.
Harrisburg Middle has been ranked between 223 and 267 out of 438-459 Missouri middle schools over the past three years and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are generally lower than state averages, with only 11.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 32.7%. Additionally, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4% compared to the state average.
Despite the school's resource allocation, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 and spending of $10,355 per student, the academic outcomes suggest opportunities for improvement. The school's socioeconomic factors, as indicated by the 26.47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's performance and should be considered in developing strategies to support student success.
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