Summary:
The West St. Francois County R-IV district in Missouri is home to a single middle school, West County Middle, which serves grades 6-8. Despite serving a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, West County Middle is a strong-performing school, ranking in the top 35% of Missouri middle schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West County Middle outperforms the state average in several key academic areas, including math and English language arts proficiency rates for 6th through 8th grade students. The school's math proficiency rates range from 37.1% to 59.3%, exceeding the state averages of 32.7% to 45.5%, while its ELA proficiency rates range from 31.8% to 48.6%, also surpassing the state averages of 39.3% to 42.1%. However, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 31.4% is slightly below the state average of 39.2%, suggesting a potential area for improvement.
In terms of resources, West County Middle's per-student spending of $8,536 is in line with the state average, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 14.8, which is slightly better than the state average. These metrics indicate that the district is allocating resources effectively to support student learning, and the school's strong academic performance is a testament to the quality of education it provides despite the challenges of serving a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
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