Summary:
Putnam County R-I, Missouri is home to a single public middle school, Putnam County Middle, which serves grades 6-8 with 141 students. The school is part of the Putnam County R-I district, which is ranked 116 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Putnam County Middle's academic performance is generally below state averages, particularly in math, where proficiency rates range from 25.9% to 38.3% compared to the state's 32.7% to 45.5%. However, the school's 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency of 51.1% exceeds the state's 42.1%. The school also faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.4% and a high percentage of students, 56.74%, receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite these areas for improvement, Putnam County Middle benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1 and per-student spending of $8,920, which is in line with state averages. By addressing the root causes of low test scores and high absenteeism, and leveraging its staffing and funding resources effectively, the school can work to elevate academic outcomes and better prepare students for future success.
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