Summary:
The Meadow Heights R-II school district in Missouri consists of three schools: Meadow Heights Elementary, Meadow Heights High, and Meadow Heights Middle School. The district faces several challenges, including disparities in academic performance, socioeconomic disadvantages, and declining statewide rankings.
Meadow Heights Elementary stands out with relatively high proficiency rates in Math and ELA, especially in grades 4 and 5, and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.8. However, the school also has a high free and reduced lunch rate of 59.07%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, Meadow Heights High and Meadow Heights Middle School consistently perform below state averages on Math and ELA assessments and have low statewide rankings.
The district's student population is predominantly white, ranging from 97.18% to 98.14% across the three schools, which may limit the educational experiences and perspectives available to students. Additionally, the district spends between $8,041 and $9,572 per student, with the elementary school receiving the highest per-student funding, suggesting a potential imbalance in resource allocation that could contribute to the performance gaps observed between the schools.
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