Summary:
The Southwest R-V school district in Missouri has only one high school, Southwest High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Missouri high schools, earning a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years.
Southwest High has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 95.4%, but its academic performance is a concern. The school's proficiency rates on the MAP/End of Course exams in Algebra I and Biology I are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 18.2% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, the school has a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 7.5% compared to the state average.
The data suggests that Southwest High may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, who come from a predominantly low-income background, with 61.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school district's relatively high spending per student of $10,324, combined with the low academic performance, raises questions about how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.
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