Summary:
The city of New Madrid, Missouri is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Central High School, Central Middle School, and New Madrid Elementary. These schools are part of the New Madrid County R-I district, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.
While Central High School stands out with a strong 92.8% four-year graduation rate and low 2.0% dropout rate, the school struggles with very low proficiency rates in Algebra I at just 2.4%. In contrast, Central Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools and has alarmingly low proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels. On a brighter note, New Madrid Elementary has shown some improvement in its statewide ranking and outperforms the district and state averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts for 3rd and 4th grades.
Across the district, all three schools have 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges facing the student population. This may be contributing to the overall low academic performance, and further investigation into resource allocation and support for economically disadvantaged students could be warranted. While the data reveals district-wide struggles, the promising signs at the elementary level suggest that targeted interventions and support in the lower grades could be a valuable strategy for improving outcomes across the New Madrid County R-I district.
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