Summary:
The 65708 zip code area is home to three elementary schools - Monett Elementary, Monett Intermediate, and Monett Early Childhood Center - all part of the Monett R-I school district. While the schools serve different grade levels, they share some common characteristics, including high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates.
Among the three schools, Monett Intermediate stands out as a top performer, ranking 329 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4th and 5th-grade students scored above the state average in math and English language arts, and it maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1. In contrast, Monett Elementary had lower-than-state-average proficiency rates in math and English language arts for 3rd-grade students.
The Monett Early Childhood Center, which serves the youngest students in grades PK-K, had the highest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 72.18%, indicating a high-need student population. However, the school maintained a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, which can be beneficial for early childhood education. Overall, the data suggests that while the schools in the 65708 zip code area face some common challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, there are also pockets of academic excellence that could serve as models for improvement across the district.
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