Summary:
Morgan County Elementary is a public elementary school located in Versailles, Missouri, serving 541 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Morgan County R-II school district, which is ranked 225 out of 376 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Morgan County Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (92.05%) compared to the state average, its academic performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is generally below the state and district averages. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 22.5% to 31.2%, compared to the state averages of 39.1% to 43.8%. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 39.8% to 49.5%, compared to the state averages of 42.4% to 45.9%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Morgan County Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 452 and 829 out of over 1,000 schools, indicating that it is performing below average compared to other schools in Missouri.
Interestingly, some of the nearby schools, such as Cole Camp Elementary and Eldon Upper Elementary, have higher academic achievement and better statewide rankings. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Morgan County Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools. Additionally, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as low-socioeconomic status students and gifted and talented students, is more mixed, with the school ranking relatively high for these populations, indicating that it may be effectively serving these students despite its overall lower performance.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Morgan County R-II
SchoolDigger Rank:
536th of 898 Missouri Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,580
Students who attend Morgan County Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.1
Number of students: 541
Racial breakdown:
White:
92.1%
Hispanic:
3.5%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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African American:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.1%
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