Summary:
The city of Raymondville, Missouri has only one school serving grades PK-8, Raymondville Elementary. With a total enrollment of 130 students, the school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Missouri elementary schools, performing significantly below the state average on standardized assessments.
Raymondville Elementary faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (82.31%) and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.1%, which is much higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average at $10,690, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. Only 16.8% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, and just 11.2% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 30.6% and 42.1%, respectively.
Despite the challenges, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 9:1 could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention. Exploring best practices from higher-performing schools and implementing data-driven decision-making may be valuable next steps to improve student outcomes at Raymondville Elementary, which is the only school serving the Raymondville R-Vii district.
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