The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in English language arts. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on La Salle Charter School
La Salle Charter School was a small, single-school district in Missouri serving middle school grades. The district is no longer operating. Its only school, La Salle Middle School, closed at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year after the Missouri Charter Public School Commission declined to renew its charter, citing low test scores. The school had previously lost its academic sponsorship from the University of Missouri-Columbia at the end of 2021 over the same concern.
For the final year the school was open, state assessment results from the Missouri Assessment Program were reported for grades six, seven, and eight. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above was very low across all three tested grades. In English language arts, proficiency rates were also very low, though slightly higher than in math. In eighth-grade science, the proportion of students meeting the proficient benchmark was very low as well. These figures were among the lowest in the state and contributed to the decision not to renew the school’s charter.
Enrollment and demographic data for the district were not available in the public record for the period examined. Because the school closed mid-2023, a graduation rate does not apply to this middle-grade institution. No information on programs, course access, discipline, or staffing was found.
The closure, publicly reported at the time, required roughly a few hundred students, predominantly in grades six through eight, to find new schools. The district no longer exists, and parents today considering this area for a middle-grade education will be looking at neighboring districts or other charter options in the region. For anyone researching the historical record, La Salle Charter School represents a case where persistently low academic performance led to the revocation of its charter and eventual shutdown.
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