Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON R-I·NCES 291484000688
HOUSTON HIGH
206 W SPRUCE ST, HOUSTON, MO 65483 · (417) 967-3024 · Texas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A+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
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
359 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 23% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 HOUSTON R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.2%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
36.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 7 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 46.0% | 27.6% | 17.1% |
| Math | 18.3% | 18.3% | 40.8% | 22.5% |
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 | 55.2% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 32.4% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 29.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 HOUSTON HIGH
HOUSTON HIGH's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON HIGH this school | 359 | 100.0% | 42.0% |
| WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL WARSAW | 385 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| LICKING HIGH LICKING | 397 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| EAST PRAIRIE HIGH EAST PRAIRIE | 301 | 100.0% | 26.0% |
| DONIPHAN HIGH DONIPHAN | 487 | 100.0% | 38.6% |
| MORGAN CO. R-I HIGH STOVER | 239 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
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 HOUSTON HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Texas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #156 of 443 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #241 of 453 ▲ 61 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #132 of 382 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #229 of 561 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #63 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #230 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #35 of 455 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #100 of 151 | N/A |
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
359
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 359 | 30.9 | 11.6:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 29.5 | 12.3:1 | 51% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 28.8 | 13.0:1 | 41% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 26.9 | 12.6:1 | 57% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 49% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 30% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOUSTON HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (340 to 359); teachers up 15% (26.9 to 30.9).
About HOUSTON HIGH
HOUSTON HIGH is a small high school that serves part of HOUSTON, Missouri. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 359 students. For comparison, high schools in Missouri average about 501 students.
HOUSTON HIGH is one school in HOUSTON R-I, a system of 4 schools with 1,040 students.
HOUSTON HIGH enrolls a student body that is 91% White. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Texas County is about 89% White. By the diversity index, HOUSTON HIGH comes in at 16%.
Staffing totals 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. High schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.2:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at HOUSTON HIGH is 100%. Compared with the 89% average for public schools in Texas County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Missouri public high schools, HOUSTON HIGH receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HOUSTON HIGH ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools. It scores 42.0%; the prediction is 22.4%.
In the county around the school, Texas County, median household income is about $50,036, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HOUSTON HIGH is among the 16 public schools in Texas County.
Of nearby public schools, HOUSTON MIDDLE is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. HOUSTON HIGH ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.0% against a local average of 45.1%.
The NCES locale for HOUSTON HIGH is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 330 to 359.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Texas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,161
Census ACS
Median income
$50,036
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON R-I
- HOUSTON ELEM.Elementary · 443 students
- HOUSTON MIDDLEMiddle · 198 students
- EXCEPTIONAL CHILD COOP.Combined · 40 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- HOUSTON ELEM.Elementary · 443 students
- HOUSTON MIDDLEMiddle · 198 students
- EXCEPTIONAL CHILD COOP.Combined · 40 students
Other Houston High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Houston High. HOUSTON HIGH is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Houston High SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,806 students
- Houston High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 800 students
- Houston High SchoolHouston, MS · 529 students
- Houston High SchoolBig Lake, AK · 337 students
- Houston High SchoolHouston, OH · 326 students
Nearby schools
- HOUSTON MIDDLE0.0 mi · 198
- HOUSTON ELEM.0.1 mi · 443
- EXCEPTIONAL CHILD COOP.0.3 mi · 40
- RAYMONDVILLE ELEM.6.9 mi · 122
- SUCCESS ELEM.9.7 mi · 111
- LICKING ELEM.12.7 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About HOUSTON HIGHHow large is HOUSTON HIGH?
HOUSTON HIGH enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 09-12.
Is HOUSTON HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOUSTON HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HOUSTON HIGH have?
HOUSTON HIGH employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at HOUSTON HIGH?
Student demographics at HOUSTON HIGH are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HOUSTON HIGH?
HOUSTON HIGH is overseen by HOUSTON R-I in Texas County.
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