Summary:
The Anaconda Elementary district in Montana is home to two elementary schools, Lincoln Primary (PK-2) and Fred Moodry Intermediate (3-6), both of which face significant challenges in supporting student success.
Both schools have extremely high poverty rates, with 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high-poverty environment is reflected in the schools' consistently low performance, as evidenced by their below-average proficiency rates on state assessments and low statewide rankings. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Fred Moodry Intermediate had a 34.89% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 43.09%.
Despite the high per-student spending at Lincoln Primary ($11,075 in 2018-2019), the schools' academic outcomes remain persistently low, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources and how they are being utilized to support student learning. Additionally, the differences in grade-level outcomes between the two schools suggest that further analysis may be needed to understand how student achievement varies across the grade levels.
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