Enrollment
101
High
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR CO. R-I·NCES 292298001315
ADAIR CO. HIGH
600 ROMBAUER AVE, NOVINGER, MO 63559 · (660) 234-9193 · Adair County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Missouri public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
48 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 19% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ADAIR CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
27.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are down about 8 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 30.9% | 42.8% | 14.2% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 35.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ADAIR CO. HIGH
ADAIR CO. HIGH's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAIR CO. HIGH this school | 101 | 47.5% | 26.3% |
| BRAYMER HIGH BRAYMER | 133 | 47.4% | 30.6% |
| TRI-COUNTY HIGH JAMESPORT | 83 | 47.0% | 27.9% |
| CHADWICK HIGH CHADWICK | 122 | 46.7% | 50.6% |
| WORTH CO. HIGH GRANT CITY | 125 | 46.4% | N/A |
| ALBANY HIGH ALBANY | 130 | 49.2% | 37.5% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ADAIR CO. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #344 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #325 of 453 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #249 of 382 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #456 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #201 of 455 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
101
-10 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 101 | 11.3 | 8.9:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 11.2 | 8.9:1 | 59% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 12.4 | 9.4:1 | 48% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | 58% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 11.7 | 9.6:1 | 58% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 12 | 9.1:1 | 54% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 13 | 9.8:1 | 54% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 37% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADAIR CO. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (112 to 101); teachers down 3% (11.7 to 11.3).
About ADAIR CO. HIGH
ADAIR CO. HIGH is the name of a very small high school in NOVINGER, Missouri. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 101 students. It has 80% fewer students than the average for high schools in Missouri (about 501).
ADAIR CO. HIGH belongs to ADAIR CO. R-I, a district of 2 schools and 206 students.
At ADAIR CO. HIGH, 98% of students are White. Census figures show Adair County is about 88% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
There are about 8.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at ADAIR CO. HIGH, which has 11.3. High schools in Missouri average 12.2:1, 3.2 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at ADAIR CO. HIGH is about 48%. The average for public schools in Adair County is similar, at 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, ADAIR CO. HIGH lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Missouri public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ADAIR CO. HIGH is -15.8 points, in the bottom 10% of Missouri. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.3%, and the predicted rate is 42.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Adair County show that the median household earns about $61,536 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Adair County has 9 public schools with about 2,724 students, including ADAIR CO. HIGH.
ADAIR CO. ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile from ADAIR CO. HIGH, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ADAIR CO. HIGH is 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, ADAIR CO. HIGH had a net loss of 10 students, or 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 11.1:1 to 8.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at ADAIR CO. HIGH. You can also rate the school on this page.
Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,301
Census ACS
Median income
$61,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Adair Co. High schools
One other US public school is named Adair Co. High. ADAIR CO. HIGH is the largest of the 2.
- ADAIR CO. HIGHBRASHEAR, MO · 71 students
Nearby schools
- ADAIR CO. ELEM.0.0 mi · 105
- KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH8.0 mi · 791
- WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL8.1 mi · 514
- RAY MILLER ELEM.8.2 mi · 530
- KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY8.2 mi · 539
- GREEN CITY ELEM.13.2 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About ADAIR CO. HIGHHow many students attend ADAIR CO. HIGH?
ADAIR CO. HIGH enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ADAIR CO. HIGH serve?
ADAIR CO. HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ADAIR CO. HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ADAIR CO. HIGH is approximately 8.9:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ADAIR CO. HIGH?
Student demographics at ADAIR CO. HIGH are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is ADAIR CO. HIGH public or private?
ADAIR CO. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ADAIR CO. R-I.
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