Summary:
The Richland R-IV school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, Richland Elementary, which serves students from grades K-6. The school's performance data suggests it is a low-performing institution, ranking 679 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Richland Elementary faces several key challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% and significantly lower-than-average test scores in mathematics, particularly in 5th grade where only 10.8% of students demonstrated proficiency compared to the state average of 38.2%. The school also serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 99.61% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite these challenges, Richland Elementary does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, which could be a potential strength if leveraged effectively. However, the school's declining statewide ranking over the past three years suggests that more targeted interventions and support are needed to improve student outcomes and address the significant performance gaps, especially in mathematics.
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