Summary:
The city of Herculaneum, Missouri is home to two schools: Herculaneum High and Senn-Thomas Middle, both part of the Dunklin R-V school district. While Herculaneum High has consistently ranked among the top 25% of Missouri high schools, Senn-Thomas Middle has shown more room for improvement, with rankings in the middle to lower half of Missouri middle schools.
Herculaneum High stands out as a high-performing school, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasting a 97.3% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average. The school's test scores in core subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, and English II are generally higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Senn-Thomas Middle has a 2- to 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, but has shown some bright spots, such as its Algebra I end-of-course exam scores, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.
Both schools face some challenges, including relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting socioeconomic challenges in the Herculaneum community, and high chronic absenteeism rates of around 22%. The district and school leaders may want to investigate the root causes of these issues and implement strategies to address them, while also building on the strengths of Herculaneum High to improve the overall performance of schools in the Herculaneum area.
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