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Enrollment
2,041
High
DISTRICT 617 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIXA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 292253000424
NIXA HIGH
514 South Nicholas Road, NIXA, MO 65714 · (417) 724-3500 · Christian County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,041 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Missouri public high schools
- A+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.
- B-Three-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
17.9:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
456 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 569 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 525 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 466 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 481 | 24% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Nixa Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
77.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 57.5% | 18.9% | 5.6% |
| Math | 57.0% | 20.3% | 12.3% | 10.2% |
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 | 75.2% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 81.1% |
| 2022-23 | 75.7% | 77.5% |
| 2021-22 | 76.9% | 73.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 18 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 NIXA HIGH
NIXA HIGH's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIXA HIGH this school | 2,041 | 22.3% | 69.8% |
| TROY BUCHANAN HIGH TROY | 2,148 | 23.4% | 37.4% |
| GRAIN VALLEY HIGH GRAIN VALLEY | 1,482 | 21.0% | 53.3% |
| SECKMAN SR. HIGH IMPERIAL | 1,737 | 21.8% | 45.2% |
| OZARK HIGH OZARK | 1,789 | 28.8% | 50.4% |
| WILLARD HIGH WILLARD | 1,379 | 28.4% | 60.1% |
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 NIXA HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #9 of 443 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #7 of 453 ▼ 4 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #21 of 382 ▼ 4 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #115 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,041 | #9 of 561 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #318 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #145 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #396 of 455 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #25 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
2,041
+210 (+11%) vs 2020
+276% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,041 | 113.8 | 17.9:1 | 22% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 1,987 | 114.8 | 17.3:1 | 22% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 1,957 | 114 | 17.2:1 | 24% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 1,831 | 108 | 16.9:1 | 29% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 1,711 | 104.8 | 16.3:1 | 26% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 1,733 | 102 | 17.0:1 | 27% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 1,642 | 92 | 17.9:1 | 27% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 13% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NIXA HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,711 to 2,041); teachers up 9% (104.8 to 113.8).
About NIXA HIGH
This page covers NIXA HIGH, a large high school in NIXA, Missouri. A total of 2,041 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students, so this school is 307% larger than average.
Nixa Public Schools, which runs NIXA HIGH, has 11 schools and 6,792 students.
The student body at NIXA HIGH is 84% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. NIXA HIGH's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 113.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. On average, high schools in Missouri have 12.2:1, compared with 17.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at NIXA HIGH is 22%. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Christian County is 11 points.
Measured against Missouri public high schools, NIXA 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.
NIXA HIGH is in the top 10% of Missouri schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.5%. The school's actual rate is 69.8%, 18.2 points higher.
Census Bureau estimates for Christian County show that the median household income is $83,437, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. NIXA HIGH is one of 33 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from NIXA HIGH to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to MATHEWS ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, NIXA HIGH ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 11% from its 2020-21 level of 1,831.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at NIXA HIGH. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nixa Public Schools
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 1,033 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- CENTURY ELEM.Elementary · 592 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 457 students
Other schools in NIXA
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 1,033 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- CENTURY ELEM.Elementary · 592 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- MATHEWS ELEM.0.3 mi · 457
- ESPY ELEM.0.8 mi · 371
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.7 mi · 88
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.7 mi · 194
- NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE2.1 mi · 397
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER2.2 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About NIXA HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at NIXA HIGH?
NIXA HIGH enrolls approximately 2,041 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NIXA HIGH serve?
NIXA HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at NIXA HIGH?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at NIXA HIGH.
What is the student diversity at NIXA HIGH?
Student demographics at NIXA HIGH are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is NIXA HIGH public or private?
NIXA HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nixa Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.