Summary:
The Smithton R-VI school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, Smithton Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has been consistently below average, ranking in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools over the past few years.
Smithton Elementary's proficiency rates in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly lower than the state averages for Missouri. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 15%, compared to the state average of 41.4%, and the 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 22.5%, compared to the state average of 41.8%. The school's performance is below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas.
Additionally, Smithton Elementary has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 16.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 49.5% in the same year. These factors suggest that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that could be contributing to its low academic performance. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1, the effective allocation and utilization of resources may need to be further examined to address the specific needs of the school and its student population.
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