Naylor High School

Naylor High School, a very small four-year high school in Naylor, Missouri, one of the schools within NAYLOR R-II, caters to 155 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 69% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

NAYLOR R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 360 students. Naylor High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Naylor High School reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Naylor High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Ripley County's rate of about 93%.

After controlling for student poverty, Naylor High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

In the broader community, Ripley County reports that median household earnings sit near $42,037, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ripley County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,118 students), of which Naylor High School is one.

NAYLOR ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Naylor High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Naylor High School's enrollment has shrank 22% since 2018, when it stood at 198 (now 155). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.