Summary:
The Van-Far Junior/Senior High is the sole high school serving the Van-Far R-I school district in Missouri. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 86th out of 460 Missouri high schools in 2018-2019 to 313th out of 378 in 2023-2024, it continues to serve a relatively small student population of 262 students.
Academically, Van-Far Junior/Senior High has struggled, with its performance on standardized tests generally falling below the state average. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in MAP/Mathematics was 25.8%, compared to the state average of 30.6%. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 is also slightly below the state average at 91.8%, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4% is higher than the state average.
Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, and its spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $10,555, which is in line with the state average. However, the school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 50.38% in 2022-2023, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Addressing these issues may be crucial for improving the school's performance and better serving its students.
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