Summary:
The 65560 zip code area is home to 9 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades, with the majority (5 schools) belonging to the Salem R-80 district. While the schools in this area share a predominantly white student population, their performance and resources vary significantly.
The standout school is Green Forest Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with exceptional student proficiency rates in math and science. In contrast, other schools like Oak Hill Elementary and Dent-Phelps Elementary struggle with much lower proficiency rates, particularly in math. This disparity suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance.
The data also reveals the importance of district-level support, with the top-performing schools belonging to highly ranked districts like Green Forest R-II. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the factors contributing to the underperformance of some schools in the area, such as resource allocation, teacher quality, and student engagement. Additionally, the demographic homogeneity of the student population may have implications for the schools' ability to prepare students for an increasingly diverse and global society.
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