Summary:
The 63879 zip code is home to a single high school, North Pemiscot Senior High, which serves students in grades 9-12. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri high schools, with a 0 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating poor overall performance.
North Pemiscot Senior High has a 93.3% four-year graduation rate, slightly above the state average, but a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 17.9%. The school's test scores are consistently well below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, including mathematics, science, English language arts, and Algebra I. For example, in 8th grade mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 4.9% compared to the state average of 32.7%. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 and a higher-than-average per-student spending of $18,266.
The high percentage of students (100%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at North Pemiscot County R-I suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the school's low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing these socioeconomic challenges and implementing effective strategies to improve student outcomes should be the primary focus for this school.
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