Summary:
The Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III school district in Missouri has one middle school, Liberty Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. While Liberty Middle's performance has been relatively average, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year, the school has faced some challenges that are worth noting.
Liberty Middle's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 138th out of 451 middle schools in 2023-2024 and 252nd out of 459 in 2022-2023. The school's test scores have also been mixed, with 6th and 8th-grade students performing better than the state average in mathematics, but 6th and 7th-grade students scoring below the state average in English Language Arts. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade students scored slightly below the state average in science.
One notable factor is the high percentage of students at Liberty Middle who receive free or reduced-price lunch, at 66.78% in the 2022-2023 school year. This suggests that the school serves a relatively disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the challenges it faces. Furthermore, the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, which can negatively impact academic outcomes. While Liberty Middle's performance is not exceptional, there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in areas where student performance lags behind the state average.
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