HAYTI HIGH
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Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersWhat this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HAYTI HIGH
Located at 500 N FOURTH ST, in HAYTI, Missouri, HAYTI HIGH is a tight-knit four-year high school that enrolls 225 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by HAYTI R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 501.
HAYTI R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 608 students. HAYTI HIGH is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, HAYTI HIGH reports that 81% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 16% White, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HAYTI HIGH has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAYTI HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 52.3%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pemiscot County put median household earnings sit near $40,089, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 26%. Across Pemiscot County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,865 students), HAYTI HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MATHIS ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, HAYTI HIGH comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. HAYTI HIGH's enrollment has rose 39% since 2018, when it stood at 162 (now 225). The White share of enrollment shrank from 25% to 16% over that span.
On the community side, members of the HAYTI HIGH community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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