Summary:
The city of Sunrise Beach, Missouri has only one public elementary school, Hurricane Deck Elementary, which serves students from grades K-4. The school is part of the Camdenton R-III school district.
Hurricane Deck Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 451 out of 1,052 Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 646 out of 906 in 2023-2024. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.0%, significantly higher than the state average. In terms of academic performance, Hurricane Deck Elementary lags behind the district and state averages in mathematics proficiency, particularly in 4th grade where the school's proficiency rate is just 20.1% compared to 38.5% for the district and 44.4% for the state.
Despite these challenges, Hurricane Deck Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention to students. However, the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, with 54.84% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the root causes of absenteeism, improving mathematics instruction, and leveraging the school's low student-teacher ratio should be priorities for the school and district to improve student outcomes.
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