Summary:
The 65582 zip code area is home to three public schools - Vienna Elementary, Vienna High, and Vienna Middle - all part of the Maries County R-I school district. While the schools serve students from pre-K through 12th grade, the data indicates that academic performance across the district is consistently below state averages.
Test scores at all three schools lag significantly behind Missouri state standards, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math, science, and English language arts falling well short of the state benchmarks. For example, Vienna Elementary has math proficiency of just 10.4% compared to the state average of 39.1%. Similarly, Vienna High trails the state in Algebra I (28.3% vs 41.5%) and Biology I (23.7% vs 38.5%) end-of-course exams. The challenges extend to the middle school level as well, with Vienna Middle performing well below state norms in 6th grade math and 7th grade English.
Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the academic struggles, as all three schools have high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.14% at Vienna High to 38.71% at Vienna Elementary. However, the consistent funding levels and student-teacher ratios across the district suggest that resource allocation is not the primary driver of the performance issues. Addressing the underlying instructional, curricular, or community-based challenges will be crucial to improving outcomes for students in this area.
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