Summary:
The New Madrid County R-I school district in Missouri has only one middle school, Central Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 297 students. While the school benefits from a relatively small class size and higher-than-average per-student spending, its academic performance is consistently well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.
Central Middle School's proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 8th grade math, only 3.8% of students at the school were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30%. The school has also been ranked in the bottom 25% of Missouri middle schools over the past three years, with a 1-star rating out of 5. This suggests that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education for its predominantly low-income student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the higher resource allocation, Central Middle School's academic performance remains poor, raising questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's utilization of these resources. The data indicates that the school faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and may require targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues contributing to its consistently low performance.
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