Summary:
The Excelsior Springs 40 school district in Missouri is home to two high schools: Excelsior Springs High and Excelsior Springs Technical High. The data reveals a significant performance gap between the two schools, with Excelsior Springs High consistently outperforming its counterpart.
Excelsior Springs High is the stronger-performing school, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a high four-year graduation rate of 96.6%. The school also performs better than the district and state averages on End of Course exams. In contrast, Excelsior Springs Technical High has a 0-star rating and very low proficiency rates, with only 2.7% of students scoring proficient or better on the Biology I and English II exams. The technical high school also has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 95.08%, compared to 36.59% at Excelsior Springs High.
The significant difference in per-student spending between the two schools, with Excelsior Springs High spending $12,895 per student and Excelsior Springs Technical High spending only $4,231, raises questions about resource allocation and equity within the district. The lower funding for the technical high school may be a contributing factor to its poor performance. Further investigation would be needed to understand the underlying reasons for the performance gap and identify strategies to improve outcomes at Excelsior Springs Technical High.
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