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Enrollment
924
High
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARL JUNCTION R-I·NCES 290735000198
Carl Junction High School
206 S Roney, Carl Junction, MO 64834 · (417) 649-7081 · Jasper County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL924 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Missouri public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
289 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 9 | 226 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 242 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 213 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 CARL JUNCTION R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.6%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
51.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 10 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.2% | 61.4% | 27.1% | 6.1% |
| Math | 27.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 66.6% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 42.8% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 40.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Carl Junction High School
Carl Junction High School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Junction High School this school | 924 | 31.3% | 50.6% |
| WINDSOR HIGH IMPERIAL | 887 | 30.2% | 40.8% |
| HARRISONVILLE HIGH HARRISONVILLE | 734 | 33.8% | 39.5% |
| ODESSA HIGH ODESSA | 651 | 30.7% | 28.2% |
| OSAGE HIGH OSAGE BEACH | 678 | 34.8% | 39.4% |
| MARSHFIELD HIGH MARSHFIELD | 865 | 36.5% | 45.4% |
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 Carl Junction High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #78 of 443 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #106 of 453 ▲ 27 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #45 of 382 ▲ 24 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 924 | #105 of 561 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #183 of 343 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #134 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #352 of 455 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #141 of 187 | N/A |
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
924
-45 (-5%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 924 | 64.8 | 14.3:1 | 31% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 975 | 65.7 | 14.8:1 | 36% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 960 | 61.2 | 15.7:1 | 32% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 969 | 56 | 17.3:1 | 31% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 63.5 | 15.2:1 | 28% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 1,006 | 62 | 16.2:1 | 28% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 928 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 30% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 23% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 38 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Junction High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (963 to 924); teachers up 2% (63.5 to 64.8).
About Carl Junction High School
Carl Junction High School is a large high school in Carl Junction, Missouri. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 924 students on the rolls. High schools in Missouri average about 501 students, which makes this school 84% above average.
Carl Junction High School is run by CARL JUNCTION R-I, whose 6 schools enroll 3,331 students.
By race and ethnicity, Carl Junction High School is 82% White. Next come 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. In Jasper County overall, the White share is about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
Classroom staffing at Carl Junction High School totals 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Carl Junction High School is about 31%. Across public schools in Jasper County, the average is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carl Junction High School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Missouri public high schools.
Carl Junction High School scores 50.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.2%.
In Jasper County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $60,694, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 49 public schools and about 21,177 students.
Of the public schools around it, Carl Junction High School is closest to Carl Junction Jr. High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Carl Junction High School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Carl Junction High School's average proficiency of 50.6% compares with 52.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Carl Junction High School enrolled 969 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 924. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARL JUNCTION R-I
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · 769 students
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · 630 students
- Carl Junction Jr. HighMiddle · 500 students
- Carl Junction Primary 2-3Elementary · 490 students
- Carl Junction Satellite SchoolCombined · 18 students
Other schools in Carl Junction
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · 769 students
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · 630 students
- Carl Junction Jr. HighMiddle · 500 students
- Carl Junction Primary 2-3Elementary · 490 students
- Carl Junction Satellite SchoolCombined · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Junction Jr. High0.1 mi · 500
- Carl Junction Primary 2-30.4 mi · 490
- Carl Junction Intermediate0.5 mi · 769
- Carl Junction Satellite School0.5 mi · 18
- Carl Junction Primary K-10.5 mi · 630
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.5.5 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Carl Junction High SchoolHow many students attend Carl Junction High School?
Carl Junction High School enrolls approximately 924 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carl Junction High School serve?
Carl Junction High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl Junction High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carl Junction High School is approximately 14.3:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carl Junction High School?
At Carl Junction High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Carl Junction High School public or private?
Carl Junction High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARL JUNCTION R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.