Summary:
The Puxico R-VIII school district in Missouri is home to a single elementary school, Puxico Elementary, which serves students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. While the school has some positive metrics, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in mathematics, it also faces challenges that may be impacting its overall performance and ranking within the state.
Puxico Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 355 out of 898 Missouri elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 497 out of 906 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with higher proficiency rates in mathematics (e.g., 51.7% in 3rd grade) compared to English Language Arts (e.g., 33.2% in 4th grade). Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 44.8% in 2024-2025 is slightly above the state average of 42.2%.
Puxico Elementary faces some demographic and socioeconomic challenges, with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (55.71%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.0% in 2023-2024 is also concerning and may be a contributing factor to its overall academic performance. Despite these challenges, Puxico Elementary's per-student spending of $9,188 in 2021-2022 is in line with the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 11.8 is slightly lower than the state average, which may be a positive factor.
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