Summary:
The Lexington R-V school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, Leslie Bell Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts.
Leslie Bell Elementary faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (63.56% in 2023-2024) and consistently low academic performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.2% of 3rd graders and 27.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4% and 43.8%, respectively. The school's performance in English Language Arts is also below the state average, with only 17.1% of 3rd graders and 33.9% of 4th graders being proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 41.8% and 44.8%.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8 in the 2023-2024 school year and a per-student spending of $10,182 in the 2020-2021 school year, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The data suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and explore more effective strategies for supporting student learning, particularly for the economically disadvantaged population it serves.
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