Summary:
The city of Scott City, Missouri is home to three public schools serving students from elementary through high school: Scott City Elementary, Scott City High, and Scott City Middle. While the schools share a predominantly white student population, they exhibit stark contrasts in academic performance, with Scott City Middle consistently ranking among the top 25% of Missouri middle schools, while Scott City Elementary struggles, ranking in the bottom 30% of the state.
The data reveals that Scott City Middle outperforms the state and district averages in most subject areas, particularly in Mathematics. In contrast, Scott City Elementary lags behind the state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts. This performance gap may be influenced by the school's higher rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, suggesting potential socioeconomic factors at play.
Despite the differences in school performance, the Scott City R-I school district allocates resources evenly, with similar spending per student across all three schools. Additionally, the district maintains relatively small class sizes, with student-teacher ratios ranging from 9.4 to 12.1. These factors suggest that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to the disparities in academic achievement observed within the district.
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