Summary:
The Johnson County R-Vii school district in Missouri serves two schools: Crest Ridge High School and Crest Ridge Elementary School. While Crest Ridge High School demonstrates strong academic performance, with a high graduation rate and above-average test scores, Crest Ridge Elementary School faces declining statewide rankings and lower proficiency rates in core subjects compared to state averages.
Crest Ridge High School stands out with a 97.6% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.8% dropout rate, outperforming the state on 7th and 8th-grade math assessments. In contrast, Crest Ridge Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking drop from 291 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 642 out of 906 in 2023-2024, with lower proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade math and English language arts compared to state averages.
Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced-price lunch rates around 45% at the high school and 42% at the elementary school. The difference in spending per student, with the high school receiving $11,353 and the elementary school $9,621, may be a factor in the schools' relative academic performance and warrants further investigation. The student-teacher ratios also vary, with the high school having a lower ratio of 12.1 students per teacher compared to the elementary school's 14.5 students per teacher.
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