Summary:
The Southwest R-V school district in Missouri has only one middle school, Southwest Middle. This school serves students in grades 5-8 and faces some challenges, including lower-than-average performance on standardized tests and a high concentration of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Southwest Middle has a statewide school ranking that has fluctuated between 308 and 322 out of 451-459 Missouri middle schools over the past 3 school years, with a 2-star rating out of 5. The school's proficiency rates on the MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests are generally below the state averages across 5th-8th grade in mathematics, science, and English language arts. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 61.19% in the 2022-2023 school year.
While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1, its per-student spending was $8,447 in the 2021-2022 school year. The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a 7.5% rate in the 2023-2024 school year. Overall, the data suggests that Southwest R-V and its lone middle school, Southwest Middle, may need to re-evaluate their strategies, resource allocation, and support systems to address the academic and attendance-related issues facing the school.
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