Summary:
The City Garden Montessori district in Missouri is home to two elementary schools: City Garden Montessori Eaec and City Garden Montessori Ecec. Both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with the Eaec school ranking 558th out of 906 schools and the Ecec school ranking 555th out of 901 schools in recent years.
The Eaec school serves grades 1-8 and has an enrollment of 291 students, while the Ecec school serves pre-kindergarten and kindergarten grades with an enrollment of 200 students. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 26.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the Eaec school's test scores are generally below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.4% to 48.1% across different grade levels and subjects. The free and reduced lunch rates for both schools are also relatively high, at 38.83% for Eaec and 40.5% for Ecec, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
While the Ecec school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.4 compared to the Eaec school's 15.2, the Ecec school also had a relatively high spending per student of $25,299 for the 2021-2022 school year. However, the school's declining performance, as evidenced by its drop from a 3-star rating to a 2-star rating in recent years, suggests that the additional funding may not be effectively utilized to improve academic outcomes. Overall, the data analysis reveals that both City Garden Montessori schools are facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and serving a population of economically disadvantaged students, which will require targeted interventions and support to address.
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