Enrollment
255
High
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)·NCES 291125000391
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH
100 SMITH ST, GOWER, MO 64454 · (816) 424-6460 · Clinton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
57 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 9 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 25% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
44.4%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are down about 4 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 54.6% | 28.1% | 9.3% |
| Math | 14.8% | 29.6% | 35.1% | 20.3% |
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 | 62.4% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 48.6% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 EAST BUCHANAN HIGH
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST BUCHANAN HIGH this school | 255 | 22.4% | 47.9% |
| RUSSELLVILLE HIGH RUSSELLVILLE | 285 | 22.1% | 36.0% |
| EUGENE HIGH EUGENE | 264 | 24.2% | 40.6% |
| NORTH PLATTE HIGH DEARBORN | 220 | 25.9% | 33.4% |
| JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL FESTUS | 300 | 19.0% | 51.5% |
| LAWSON HIGH LAWSON | 362 | 21.3% | 51.0% |
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 EAST BUCHANAN HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #95 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #167 of 453 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #71 of 382 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #288 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #155 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #246 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #395 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #51 of 151 |
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
255
+39 (+18%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 255 | 18.9 | 13.5:1 | 22% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 18.8 | 14.2:1 | 17% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 14% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 21% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 17.7 | 12.8:1 | 25% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 20% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 22% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 15% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 16 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST BUCHANAN HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (226 to 255); teachers up 6% (17.7 to 18.9).
About EAST BUCHANAN HIGH
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH is a small high school in GOWER, Missouri. It reported 255 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Missouri have about 501 students on average; enrollment here is 49% lower.
EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076) runs EAST BUCHANAN HIGH along with 2 other schools, enrolling 689 students in total.
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH is 92% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial. That is in line with Clinton County, where about 93% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, EAST BUCHANAN HIGH scores 15%.
A staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.5:1. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Clinton County, the school's rate is lower.
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Missouri public high schools.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.5%. EAST BUCHANAN HIGH scores 47.9%.
In Clinton County, the median household earns about $70,627 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Clinton County, 12 public schools serve about 3,692 students.
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH's nearest public school is EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. (about 0.1 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.9%; EAST BUCHANAN HIGH's is 47.9%, ranking 6th of 9.
NCES describes the area around EAST BUCHANAN HIGH as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$70,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)
- EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.Elementary · 267 students
- EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLEMiddle · 167 students
Other East Buchanan High schools
One other US public school is named East Buchanan High. EAST BUCHANAN HIGH is the largest of the 2.
- East Buchanan High SchoolWinthrop, IA · 189 students
Nearby schools
- EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.0.1 mi · 267
- NORTH PLATTE INTERMEDIATE7.4 mi · 108
- PLATTSBURG HIGH8.1 mi · 200
- CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE8.1 mi · 197
- ELLIS ELEM.8.2 mi · 301
- EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE8.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About EAST BUCHANAN HIGHHow many students attend EAST BUCHANAN HIGH?
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 09-12.
Is EAST BUCHANAN HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does EAST BUCHANAN HIGH have?
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at EAST BUCHANAN HIGH?
Student demographics at EAST BUCHANAN HIGH are roughly 92% White, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is EAST BUCHANAN HIGH in?
EAST BUCHANAN HIGH is part of EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076).
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