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Enrollment
605
High
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL R-III·NCES 292917001869
CENTRAL HIGH
116 REBEL DR, PARK HILLS, MO 63601 · (573) 431-2616 · St. Francois County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Missouri public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
330 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 136 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 172 | 28% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 CENTRAL R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
31.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -20.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are down about 21 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.7% | 45.6% | 23.9% | 16.6% |
| Math | 15.5% | 15.5% | 35.1% | 33.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 42.6% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 51.7% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 CENTRAL HIGH
CENTRAL HIGH's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL HIGH this school | 605 | 54.5% | 43.4% |
| SALEM SR. HIGH SALEM | 606 | 53.8% | 44.3% |
| ELDON HIGH ELDON | 597 | 50.8% | 59.7% |
| BUFFALO HIGH BUFFALO | 511 | 56.2% | 31.3% |
| ST. JAMES HIGH ST JAMES | 509 | 50.9% | 41.0% |
| FREDERICKTOWN HIGH FREDERICKTOWN | 611 | 50.2% | 38.5% |
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 CENTRAL HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #142 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #301 of 453 ▼ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #96 of 382 ▲ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #153 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #237 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #256 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #149 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #167 of 187 |
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
605
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 605 | 39.1 | 15.5:1 | 55% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 37.8 | 17.0:1 | 54% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 36.8 | 17.1:1 | 52% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 46% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 34.1 | 18.1:1 | 53% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 53% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 53% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 47% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (616 to 605); teachers up 15% (34.1 to 39.1).
About CENTRAL HIGH
CENTRAL HIGH is a mid-sized high school for students in PARK HILLS, Missouri. Its enrollment is 605 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Missouri enroll around 501, and this school is 21% above that mark.
CENTRAL HIGH is part of CENTRAL R-III, where 4 schools serve 2,041 students.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% Black. Among St. Francois County residents, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
CENTRAL HIGH has 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for high schools in Missouri. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. Public schools in St. Francois County average a similar 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, CENTRAL HIGH lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Missouri public high schools.
CENTRAL HIGH scores 43.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.5%.
Looking at the county, St. Francois County, the median household earns about $57,477 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CENTRAL HIGH, St. Francois County has 28 public schools.
CENTRAL HIGH's closest public school neighbor is CENTRAL ELEM., about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CENTRAL HIGH at 4th of 7.
Federal data place CENTRAL HIGH in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (610) and 2024-25 (605). The school's ratio dropped from 19.1:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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St. Francois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL R-III
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 530 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 464 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 442 students
Other schools in PARK HILLS
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 530 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 464 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 442 students
- WEST COUNTY ELEM.Elementary · 390 students
- WEST COUNTY HIGHHigh · 332 students
- WEST COUNTY MIDDLEMiddle · 213 students
Other Central High schools
70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. CENTRAL HIGH is the 45th largest of the 71.
- CENTRAL HIGHST JOSEPH, MO · 1,733 students
- CENTRAL HIGHSPRINGFIELD, MO · 1,428 students
- CENTRAL HIGHCHESTERFIELD, MO · 1,281 students
- CENTRAL HIGHCAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · 1,278 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITY, MO · 519 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL ELEM.1.0 mi · 530
- WEST ELEM.1.1 mi · 464
- CENTRAL MIDDLE1.4 mi · 442
- SPECIAL ACRES SCHOOL1.5 mi · 22
- NORTH CO. MIDDLE1.7 mi · 364
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.1.8 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL HIGHHow large is CENTRAL HIGH?
CENTRAL HIGH enrolls approximately 605 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CENTRAL HIGH serve?
CENTRAL HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL HIGH?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTRAL HIGH?
At CENTRAL HIGH, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CENTRAL HIGH in?
CENTRAL HIGH is part of CENTRAL R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.