Enrollment
238
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL CITY 47·NCES 291038000340
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH
1100 MISSISSIPPI, CRYSTAL CITY, MO 63019 · (636) 937-4411 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
113 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 15% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 CRYSTAL CITY 47. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
28.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.9% | 35.5% | 28.0% | 7.4% |
| Math | 10.9% | 17.6% | 34.4% | 36.9% |
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 | 64.4% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 60.2% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 56.3% | 37.0% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 CRYSTAL CITY HIGH
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYSTAL CITY HIGH this school | 238 | 47.5% | 42.8% |
| VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGH VANDALIA | 248 | 47.6% | 28.5% |
| SOUTH SHELBY HIGH SHELBINA | 227 | 49.8% | 33.4% |
| RICH HILL HIGH RICH HILL | 190 | 48.4% | 40.0% |
| LAFAYETTE CO. HIGH HIGGINSVILLE | 298 | 45.0% | 29.9% |
| SCHUYLER CO. HIGH QUEEN CITY | 243 | 47.3% | 37.6% |
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 CRYSTAL CITY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #146 of 443 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #318 of 453 ▼ 144 | #10 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #60 of 382 ▲ 57 | #2 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #100 of 231 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #302 of 561 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #74 of 343 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #204 of 343 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #202 of 455 | #1 of 11 |
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
238
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 238 | 19.9 | 12.0:1 | 47% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 17.5 | 12.9:1 | 43% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 17.8 | 12.6:1 | 42% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 45% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 13.3 | 12.7:1 | 49% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 38% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 22% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 4% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRYSTAL CITY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (168 to 238); teachers up 50% (13.3 to 19.9).
About CRYSTAL CITY HIGH
The public high school CRYSTAL CITY HIGH is located in CRYSTAL CITY, Missouri. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 238 students. The school is 52% below the average for high schools in Missouri.
The 2 schools in CRYSTAL CITY 47 enroll 562 students altogether, CRYSTAL CITY HIGH among them.
Of every 100 students at CRYSTAL CITY HIGH, about 90 are White. The remaining students are 5% Black and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Jefferson County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at CRYSTAL CITY HIGH are from different groups.
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH has 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%. The 38% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 9 points lower.
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Missouri public high schools.
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.8%, compared with a predicted 42.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Jefferson County, the median household earns about $82,851 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Jefferson County, 69 public schools serve about 36,216 students.
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. is the nearest public school to CRYSTAL CITY HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of CRYSTAL CITY HIGH, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, CRYSTAL CITY HIGH is behind the 55.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
NCES describes the area around CRYSTAL CITY HIGH as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 12.0:1 over the same years.
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Crystal City High schools
One other US public school is named Crystal City High. CRYSTAL CITY HIGH is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Crystal City High SchoolCRYSTAL CITY, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.0.3 mi · 324
- Festus Early Childhood Center2.0 mi · 141
- FESTUS SR. HIGH2.1 mi · 1,019
- FESTUS ELEM.2.1 mi · 1,045
- FESTUS INTERMEDIATE2.1 mi · 804
- FESTUS MIDDLE2.3 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About CRYSTAL CITY HIGHHow large is CRYSTAL CITY HIGH?
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does CRYSTAL CITY HIGH serve?
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CRYSTAL CITY HIGH?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at CRYSTAL CITY HIGH.
How diverse is CRYSTAL CITY HIGH?
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CRYSTAL CITY HIGH?
CRYSTAL CITY HIGH is overseen by CRYSTAL CITY 47 in Jefferson County.
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