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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNKER R-III·NCES 290617000156

BUNKER HIGH

HWY 72 EAGLE PRIDE DRIVE, BUNKER, MO 63629 · (573) 689-2211 · Reynolds County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
  • B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

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

Enrollment
123
High
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
67 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 61915%
Grade 71815%
Grade 81915%
Grade 91815%
Grade 101210%
Grade 112319%
Grade 121411%
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
11896%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
22%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
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
Male
6452%
Female
5948%

School pathway

Feeds from
BUNKER ELEM.PK–05
Based on grade levels within BUNKER R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
39.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.0pp since 2021
Math
21.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts8.8%30.8%45.5%14.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.6%21.6%
2023-2446.3%N/A
2022-2333.4%13.2%
2021-2242.6%20.0%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.

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 BUNKER HIGH

BUNKER HIGH's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BUNKER HIGH this school12354.5%31.2%
LEETON HIGH
LEETON
10350.5%20.3%
HIGBEE HIGH
HIGBEE
12455.6%15.7%
LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
LESTERVILLE
7054.3%N/A
GRUNDY CO. HIGH
GALT
6858.8%N/A
ADAIR CO. HIGH
NOVINGER
10147.5%26.3%
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 BUNKER HIGH ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.2%#299 of 443
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.6%#357 of 453
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.6%#279 of 382
▼ 61
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.7pp#92 of 231
Enrollment
ranked largest first
123#431 of 561
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.5%#150 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 2024-25
Enrollment
123
+11 (+10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251231210.2:154% (67)
2023-2411311.89.6:159% (67)
2022-2311410.810.6:171% (81)
2020-211121011.2:163% (70)
2017-181228.913.7:170% (85)
2015-16103128.6:169% (71)
2010-1199119.0:178% (77)
2000-011451311.2:10% (0)
1990-911551311.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUNKER HIGH.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (122 to 123); teachers up 35% (8.9 to 12).

About BUNKER HIGH

BUNKER HIGH is a very small high school in BUNKER, Missouri, (ZIP code 63629). It reports enrollment of 123 students in grades 6 through 12. On average, high schools in Missouri enroll around 501, and this school is 75% below that mark.

BUNKER R-III includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 228 students.

At BUNKER HIGH, 96% of students are White. It is also 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BUNKER HIGH scores 8%.

BUNKER HIGH has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2:1. High schools in Missouri average 12.2:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at BUNKER HIGH.

On the allk12 Grade, BUNKER HIGH lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Missouri public high schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for BUNKER HIGH is 39.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.2%.

In Reynolds County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $45,028, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county has 8 public schools and about 854 students.

BUNKER ELEM. sits less than a tenth of a mile from BUNKER HIGH. The school's 31.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.

BUNKER HIGH has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

From 112 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 123 by 2024-25.

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Reynolds County at a glance

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Population
6,010
Census ACS
Median income
$45,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
854 students

Quick facts

School name
BUNKER HIGH
District
BUNKER R-III
Address
HWY 72 EAGLE PRIDE DRIVE, BUNKER, MO 63629
Phone
(573) 689-2211
County
Reynolds County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
123
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
67 (54%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290617000156
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BUNKER HIGH
How many students attend BUNKER HIGH?
BUNKER HIGH enrolls approximately 123 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does BUNKER HIGH serve?
BUNKER HIGH serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does BUNKER HIGH have?
BUNKER HIGH employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at BUNKER HIGH?
Student demographics at BUNKER HIGH are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
Is BUNKER HIGH public or private?
BUNKER HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BUNKER R-III.
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