Summary:
The city of Hornersville, Missouri has only one public middle school, Senath-Hornersville Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, going from a state-wide ranking of 284 out of 459 Missouri middle schools and a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 to a ranking of 230 out of 451 and a 2-star rating in 2023-2024.
Senath-Hornersville Middle School faces significant challenges, including a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.8% and test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts that are generally below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, only 22.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.6%. The school also has a very high percentage of students (98.55%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8, which could be a positive factor in terms of providing more individualized attention to students, this advantage does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's declining performance and the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population suggest that Senath-Hornersville Middle School may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.
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