Summary:
The Jefferson County R-Vii district in Missouri is home to a single standout middle school, Danby-Rush Tower Middle, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 234 students. This school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Missouri middle schools over the past 3 years, with a ranking of 110 out of 438 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.
Danby-Rush Tower Middle has significantly higher proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests compared to the state averages, with 67.4% of 6th graders proficient or better in math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 45.5%. The school also outperforms the district average in most subject areas. Additionally, an impressive 95.6% of students at Danby-Rush Tower Middle scored proficient or better on the Algebra I end-of-course exam in 2023-2024, far exceeding the state average of 41.5%.
While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1% in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state average, it is still relatively low. The school's free/reduced lunch rate of 30.34% in 2023-2024 indicates a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's above-average spending per student of $12,294 in 2021-2022 and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1 in 2023-2024 suggest that the district is investing significant resources into Danby-Rush Tower Middle, which may be contributing to its academic success.
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