Robberson Elementary

Robberson Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Missouri, serving 166 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Springfield R-XII school district, which is ranked 182 out of 386 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Springfield district, Robberson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates (23.5% to 30.6%), well below-average academic performance on state assessments, and an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (84.46% to 88.55%). Interestingly, nearby schools in the district, such as York Elementary, Bingham Elementary, and Truman Elementary, generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite also serving high-need student populations.

The low performance at Robberson Elementary presents an opportunity for the district and school to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific challenges faced by the school's students. Strategies to improve attendance, provide additional academic and social-emotional support, and engage families and the community could potentially help to improve student outcomes at this low-performing school.