Summary:
The New Bloomfield R-III school district in Missouri consists of two schools: New Bloomfield Elementary and New Bloomfield High. While the high school is a standout performer, ranking in the top 72 high schools in the state, the elementary school faces significant challenges in academic achievement.
New Bloomfield High outperforms the state average in Algebra I and Biology I end-of-course exams, with 75.4% and 32.7% proficiency rates, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.5% and 37.4%. However, the high school lags behind the state averages in 7th and 8th-grade Math and English Language Arts assessments. In contrast, New Bloomfield Elementary struggles with lower proficiency rates compared to the state averages in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade Math and English Language Arts assessments.
Both schools face high chronic absenteeism rates of 20.7%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the district has relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The district's resource allocation, with similar spending per student at the elementary and high school levels, may need to be re-evaluated to address the performance gap between the two schools.
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