Summary:
The Center 58 school district in Missouri has only one middle school, Center Middle, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Center Middle is a struggling school that has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools over the past few years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Center Middle faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.7% and test scores that are significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, only 2.9% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.6%. Additionally, 66.43% of students at Center Middle receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
Despite the higher-than-average spending per student ($15,956) and lower student-teacher ratio (11.4) at Center Middle, the school's performance remains consistently lower than both the Center 58 district average and the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to address the school's challenges, and a more comprehensive approach may be needed to support the academic and personal growth of its students.
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