Summary:
The city of Crystal City, Missouri is home to two schools - Crystal City Elementary and Crystal City High, both part of the Crystal City 47 school district. While the elementary school has a higher percentage of white students, the high school has a more diverse student population. Both schools, however, struggle with math proficiency, performing below the state average.
Crystal City Elementary stands out for its relatively high percentage of white students (86.48%) and lower percentage of minority students compared to the state average. In contrast, Crystal City High has a more diverse student body, with 86.61% white, 7.14% African American, 4.02% Hispanic, and 1.79% Asian students. Interestingly, the elementary school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (50.31%) compared to the high school (41.96%), which may indicate a higher level of economic disadvantage in the elementary school population.
Both schools struggle with math proficiency, with Crystal City Elementary performing better than Crystal City High. The elementary school's 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade math proficiency rates range from 30.2% to 53.5%, while the high school's 8th grade math proficiency rate is only 17.6%, significantly lower than the state average of 30%. This disparity in academic performance between the two schools warrants further investigation to understand the underlying factors and how the district can work to address these challenges.
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