HIGH POINT ELEM.

HIGH POINT ELEM. is one of the micro-enrollment primary schools in HIGH POINT, Missouri, one of the schools within HIGH POINT R-III, with 83 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 74% smaller than typical.

HIGH POINT ELEM. sits inside HIGH POINT R-III, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, HIGH POINT ELEM. reports that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, HIGH POINT ELEM. records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting HIGH POINT ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIGH POINT ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 65.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Moniteau County put median household income runs about $65,715, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Moniteau County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,223 students), HIGH POINT ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LATHAM ELEM., roughly 7.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGH POINT ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 89 students in 2018 compared to 83 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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