Summary:
The Winston R-VI school district in Missouri has only one high school, Winston High, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 57 students. While the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 90.9%, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with proficiency rates on state exams significantly below the state averages.
Winston High's statewide ranking has dropped from 146th out of 468 Missouri high schools in 2017-2018 to 289th out of 367 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 3 stars to 1 star out of 5. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 10.8% is higher than the state average, and its proficiency rates on the MAP/Algebra I and MAP/Biology I End of Course exams were just 7.8% and 28.6%, respectively, compared to state averages of 45.4% and 37.3%.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 5.9 and a per-student spending of $15,073, Winston High appears to be facing significant challenges in supporting student learning and achievement. The school's socioeconomic factors, with 33.33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing to these academic struggles, and the district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and utilization to better address the specific needs of the student population.
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