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What's something NEOSHO HIGH does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,530
High
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 292181001209
NEOSHO HIGH
511 NEOSHO BLVD, NEOSHO, MO 64850 · (417) 451-8670 · Newton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,530 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Missouri public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
18.1:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
822 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 374 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 403 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 351 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +15.2pp since 2021
Math
44.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 44.6% | 31.9% | 11.8% |
| Math | 26.4% | 17.6% | 25.1% | 30.6% |
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 | 56.1% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 24.6% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.9% | 40.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 NEOSHO HIGH
NEOSHO HIGH's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEOSHO HIGH this school | 1,530 | 53.7% | 38.9% |
| SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL SEDALIA | 1,551 | 59.6% | 38.9% |
| BRANSON HIGH BRANSON | 1,469 | 54.8% | 40.7% |
| BELTON HIGH BELTON | 1,258 | 52.4% | 42.7% |
| JOPLIN HIGH JOPLIN | 2,288 | 58.8% | 41.0% |
| MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH ANDERSON | 1,075 | 65.5% | 28.4% |
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 NEOSHO HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #200 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #171 of 453 ▲ 151 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #121 of 382 ▲ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #41 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,530 | #47 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #320 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #50 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #157 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #30 of 151 |
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
1,530
+158 (+12%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,530 | 84.7 | 18.1:1 | 54% (822) |
| 2023-24 | 1,566 | 85.4 | 18.3:1 | 53% (833) |
| 2022-23 | 1,491 | 81.7 | 18.3:1 | 47% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 1,372 | 78 | 17.6:1 | 50% (680) |
| 2017-18 | 1,304 | 76.3 | 17.1:1 | 53% (695) |
| 2015-16 | 1,318 | 78 | 16.9:1 | 47% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 1,256 | 70 | 17.9:1 | 49% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 24% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEOSHO HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,304 to 1,530); teachers up 11% (76.3 to 84.7).
About NEOSHO HIGH
NEOSHO HIGH is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in NEOSHO, Missouri. The school reports 1,530 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 205% above the 501 average for high schools in Missouri.
NEOSHO HIGH is run by NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 9 schools enroll 4,998 students.
White students are the majority at NEOSHO HIGH, with 62% of enrollment. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 8% Pacific Islander, 6% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at NEOSHO HIGH is 84.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.1:1. That is higher than the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The school counts 822 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 54%.
NEOSHO HIGH is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
NEOSHO HIGH's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.9% is within a point of the 39.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Newton County this way: the median household income is $66,301, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Newton County has 25 public schools and roughly 9,567 students.
SOUTH ELEM. is the public school closest to NEOSHO HIGH, about 0.6 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.3% on proficiency, and NEOSHO HIGH is below that at 38.9%.
In the federal locale system, NEOSHO HIGH is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 1,530 students in 2024-25, 158 more than the 1,372 it had in 2020-21.
Community posts for NEOSHO HIGH can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,118
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,567 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEOSHO JR. HIGHMiddle · 753 students
- MIDDLE SCH.Middle · 702 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.Elementary · 591 students
- BENTON ELEM.Elementary · 523 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 285 students
- GOODMAN ELEM.Elementary · 272 students
Other schools in NEOSHO
- NEOSHO JR. HIGHMiddle · 753 students
- MIDDLE SCH.Middle · 702 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.Elementary · 591 students
- BENTON ELEM.Elementary · 523 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 285 students
- RISE ElementaryElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH ELEM.0.6 mi · 285
- RISE Elementary0.9 mi · 230
- FIELD EARLY CHILD./KDGN. CTR.1.1 mi · 112
- BENTON ELEM.1.7 mi · 523
- MIDDLE SCH.1.8 mi · 702
- NEOSHO JR. HIGH2.1 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About NEOSHO HIGHHow many students attend NEOSHO HIGH?
NEOSHO HIGH enrolls approximately 1,530 students in grades 09-12.
Is NEOSHO HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEOSHO HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEOSHO HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEOSHO HIGH is approximately 18.1:1 (85 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NEOSHO HIGH?
NEOSHO HIGH reports a student body of 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees NEOSHO HIGH?
NEOSHO HIGH is overseen by NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT in Newton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.