Summary:
The Dallas County R-I school district in Missouri has one middle school, Buffalo Middle, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 499 students. While Buffalo Middle is the only middle school in the district, the data provides insights into its performance and how it compares to other middle schools across the state.
Buffalo Middle has shown steady improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from 255th out of 459 schools in 2021-2022 to 203rd out of 451 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, particularly in the 5th and 6th grades. However, the school faces challenges in science and English Language Arts (ELA), with lower proficiency rates in these subjects compared to the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (61.32%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.
While Buffalo Middle's student-teacher ratio of 12.8 is slightly lower than the state average, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.2% for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state's target of 10% or less. This suggests that the school may need to focus on improving student attendance to support academic success. Overall, the data provides a comprehensive understanding of Buffalo Middle's performance, demographics, and areas for potential improvement as the sole middle school in the Dallas County R-I district.
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