Summary:
The city of Doniphan, Missouri is home to 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area face significant challenges, with high rates of poverty and economic disadvantage among the student populations.
Doniphan High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 207 out of 378 Missouri high schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.7%, and it performs above the state average in Algebra I and English I end-of-course exams. In contrast, Doniphan Elementary, Doniphan Middle, and Doniphan Intermediate have more mixed academic performance, with some grades scoring above and others below the state average on MAP tests.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue across most of the schools, with rates ranging from 21.2% to 50.7%. This can have a substantial impact on student learning and achievement. Additionally, the majority of the schools have extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a high level of poverty and economic disadvantage among the student populations. Ripley County Elementary stands out with a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 16.5% and a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 70.73%, but it also has the highest per-student spending at $12,001, which is significantly higher than the other elementary schools.
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