Oak Ridge R-VI

The Oak Ridge R-VI school district in Missouri consists of two schools: Oak Ridge High and Oak Ridge Elementary. Both schools have consistently low performance metrics compared to state averages, with the district as a whole ranking 347 out of 386 districts in Missouri and holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Ridge High is ranked 291 out of 378 Missouri high schools and has a 1-star rating, while Oak Ridge Elementary is ranked 793 out of 906 Missouri elementary schools and also has a 1-star rating. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 12.1%, which may be contributing to their low academic performance. Standardized test scores at Oak Ridge schools are well below the state average, with only 15.9% of 6th-grade students at Oak Ridge High proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 44.4%.

Despite relatively low student-teacher ratios, the schools in the Oak Ridge R-VI district appear to be underfunded, with Oak Ridge High spending $10,831 per student and Oak Ridge Elementary spending $9,324 per student, both lower than the state average. The high free/reduced lunch rates at both schools, 33.68% at Oak Ridge High and 35.93% at Oak Ridge Elementary, suggest that the district may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could further impact academic achievement.