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Enrollment
644
High
DISTRICT 1,020 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001660
LAFAYETTE HIGH
412 HIGHLAND AVE, ST JOSEPH, MO 64505 · (816) 671-4220 · Buchanan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Missouri public high schools
- CTest 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.
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
12.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
644 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 160 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 166 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
31.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 8 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 31.9% | 41.1% | 19.8% |
| Math | 11.4% | 20.4% | 39.3% | 28.6% |
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 | 38.9% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 24.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 LAFAYETTE HIGH
LAFAYETTE HIGH's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAFAYETTE HIGH this school | 644 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| KENNETT HIGH KENNETT | 493 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
| HANCOCK SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 369 | 100.0% | 45.1% |
| MALDEN HIGH MALDEN | 383 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH STEELE | 263 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SIKESTON | 955 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
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 LAFAYETTE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #329 of 443 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #288 of 453 ▲ 111 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #287 of 382 ▼ 21 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #146 of 561 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #84 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #58 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #54 of 455 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #34 of 187 | 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
644
-131 (-17%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 644 | 52.9 | 12.2:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 50.4 | 13.5:1 | 100% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 52.1 | 13.8:1 | 100% (714) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 100% (772) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 56.4 | 13.6:1 | 74% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 58% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 889 | 54 | 16.5:1 | 61% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 44% (347) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 51 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAFAYETTE HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (768 to 644); teachers down 6% (56.4 to 52.9).
About LAFAYETTE HIGH
LAFAYETTE HIGH is a mid-sized high school based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 644 students. High schools in Missouri average about 501 students, which makes this school 29% bigger than average.
LAFAYETTE HIGH belongs to ST. JOSEPH, a district of 22 schools and 10,430 students.
At LAFAYETTE HIGH, 64% of students are White. The school is also 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Buchanan County residents. The diversity index for LAFAYETTE HIGH is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Missouri is similar, at 12.2:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Buchanan County report 69%.
On the allk12 Grade, LAFAYETTE HIGH lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Missouri public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, LAFAYETTE HIGH is 6.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.5% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the surrounding county, Buchanan County, median household income comes to about $62,158, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 36, with about 11,825 students.
LINDBERGH ELEM. is the nearest public school to LAFAYETTE HIGH, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of LAFAYETTE HIGH, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LAFAYETTE HIGH is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
LAFAYETTE HIGH has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, LAFAYETTE HIGH had a net loss of 131 students, or 17%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · 638 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · 502 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
Other schools in ST JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · 438 students
- LINDBERGH ELEM.Elementary · 431 students
Other Lafayette High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Lafayette High. LAFAYETTE HIGH is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Lafayette High SchoolLexington, KY · 2,370 students
- Lafayette High SchoolLafayette, LA · 1,720 students
- Lafayette HighWilliamsburg, VA · 1,247 students
- LaFayette High SchoolLa Fayette, GA · 1,157 students
- Lafayette High SchoolOxford, MS · 855 students
Nearby schools
- LINDBERGH ELEM.0.5 mi · 431
- EDISON ELEM.1.4 mi · 362
- FIELD ELEM.1.5 mi · 336
- ROBIDOUX MIDDLE1.6 mi · 405
- BODE MIDDLE1.6 mi · 488
- CENTRAL HIGH1.9 mi · 1,733
Frequently asked questions
About LAFAYETTE HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at LAFAYETTE HIGH?
LAFAYETTE HIGH enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LAFAYETTE HIGH serve?
LAFAYETTE HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LAFAYETTE HIGH?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at LAFAYETTE HIGH.
How diverse is LAFAYETTE HIGH?
LAFAYETTE HIGH reports a student body of 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is LAFAYETTE HIGH in?
LAFAYETTE HIGH is part of ST. JOSEPH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.