Enrollment
223
High
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II·NCES 292859001768
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
1 SCHOOL ST, ELLINGTON, MO 63638 · (573) 663-2291 · Reynolds County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
10.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
127 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 6 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 17% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
34.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.0% | 30.8% | 44.7% | 11.3% |
| Math | 11.2% | 23.3% | 43.5% | 21.7% |
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 | 43.8% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 31.1% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 223 | 57.0% | 32.2% |
| BAKERSFIELD HIGH BAKERSFIELD | 215 | 54.9% | 34.5% |
| Alton High Alton | 281 | 56.9% | 31.1% |
| LINCOLN HIGH LINCOLN | 248 | 55.2% | 38.5% |
| CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH CHAFFEE | 269 | 54.6% | 23.1% |
| RICHLAND HIGH RICHLAND | 218 | 53.2% | 17.7% |
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 ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #285 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #263 of 453 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #242 of 382 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #92 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #320 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #18 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #330 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #129 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #21 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
223
-18 (-7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 223 | 21.5 | 10.4:1 | 57% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 21.1 | 11.1:1 | 59% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 19.3 | 13.0:1 | 61% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 61% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 19.6 | 14.2:1 | 66% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 65% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 58% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 17 | 10.6:1 | 35% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (279 to 223); teachers up 10% (19.6 to 21.5).
About ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school that serves part of ELLINGTON, Missouri. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 223 students. The average for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students, so this school is 55% smaller than average.
SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 425 students.
At ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 97% of the student body. The chance that two students picked at random at ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Teacher staffing is 21.5 full-time equivalents, or about 10.4 students per teacher. The 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is C+. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.2% is 6.3 points below the 38.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Reynolds County census figures show that median household income is about $45,028, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is among the 8 public schools in Reynolds County.
ELLINGTON ELEMENTARY is the public school closest to ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 241 to 223. The school's ratio fell from 12.7:1 to 10.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Reynolds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II
- ELLINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 202 students
Other Ellington High schools
One other US public school is named Ellington High. ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ellington High SchoolEllington, CT · 701 students
Nearby schools
- ELLINGTON ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 202
- CENTERVILLE ELEM.13.5 mi · 28
- CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY15.9 mi · 363
- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL16.2 mi · 35
- LESTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL16.2 mi · 70
- LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY16.2 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL?
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II.
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