Summary:
The Kingsville R-I school district in Missouri has only one high school, Kingsville High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 251 out of 460 Missouri high schools in 2018-2019 to 344 out of 378 in 2023-2024, and it currently has a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Kingsville High struggles, with significantly lower student proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests compared to state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade, the school's proficiency rates are 15% in Mathematics, 25% in Science, and only 5% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 30.6%, 35.7%, and 42.1%, respectively. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams also lags behind the state averages.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $13,533 for the 2021-2022 school year, which is above the state average, Kingsville High continues to face significant challenges. The school serves a relatively small student population of 113 students, with a high percentage (35.4%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.6% is also higher than the state average, which may contribute to the academic performance issues.
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