Summary:
Knox County R-I School District has only one elementary school, Knox County Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. Located in Knox County, Missouri, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average, ranking in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools over the past three years.
Knox County Elementary struggles with low student proficiency rates in core academic subjects. Mathematics proficiency ranges from 20% to 27.7% for grades 3-5, well below the state average of 38.4% to 44.4%. English Language Arts proficiency is also below average, with only 32.2% of 3rd-grade students meeting proficiency, compared to the state average of 42.4%. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance.
Despite higher-than-average per-student spending and a relatively small student-teacher ratio, Knox County Elementary continues to face challenges. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, which can contribute to lower academic achievement. While the Knox County R-I School District provides resources to the school, more targeted interventions may be necessary to address the underlying factors contributing to the low student outcomes at Knox County Elementary.
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