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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the OZARK HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,789
High
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK R-VI·NCES 292343001351
OZARK HIGH
1350 W BLUFF DR, OZARK, MO 65721 · (417) 582-5901 · Christian County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,789 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
120 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
516 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 483 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 450 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 408 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 OZARK R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.5pp since 2021
Math
49.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 48.4% | 27.1% | 11.2% |
| Math | 27.3% | 22.4% | 31.3% | 18.8% |
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 | 61.5% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 48.5% |
| 2022-23 | 62.6% | 54.4% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 54.4% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 OZARK HIGH
OZARK HIGH's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZARK HIGH this school | 1,789 | 28.8% | 50.4% |
| WILLARD HIGH WILLARD | 1,379 | 28.4% | 60.1% |
| TROY BUCHANAN HIGH TROY | 2,148 | 23.4% | 37.4% |
| JACKSON SR. HIGH JACKSON | 1,830 | 33.2% | 46.7% |
| REPUBLIC HIGH REPUBLIC | 1,530 | 35.2% | 54.1% |
| NIXA HIGH NIXA | 2,041 | 22.3% | 69.8% |
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 OZARK HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #79 of 443 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #122 of 453 ▼ 20 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #79 of 382 ▲ 21 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #41 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,789 | #25 of 561 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #218 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #154 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #365 of 455 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.8% | #9 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
1,789
+480 (+37%) vs 2020
+155% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,789 | 119.8 | 14.9:1 | 29% (516) |
| 2023-24 | 1,795 | 114.2 | 15.7:1 | 25% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 1,838 | 113.3 | 16.2:1 | 33% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 1,309 | 86 | 15.2:1 | 30% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 1,308 | 81.9 | 16.0:1 | 25% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 1,632 | 103 | 15.8:1 | 26% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 1,548 | 94 | 16.5:1 | 29% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 1,009 | 66 | 15.3:1 | 7% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 37 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OZARK HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (1,308 to 1,789); teachers up 46% (81.9 to 119.8).
About OZARK HIGH
OZARK HIGH is a large high school in OZARK, Missouri, administered by OZARK R-VI. It has an enrollment of 1,789 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Missouri enroll around 501, and this school is 257% above that mark.
OZARK R-VI is made up of 8 schools with 5,959 students in all.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
There are 119.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri is 2.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
OZARK HIGH posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.4%, compared with a predicted 49.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Christian County, median household income comes to about $83,437, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Christian County's 33 public schools enroll about 16,175 students and include OZARK HIGH.
Of the public schools around it, OZARK HIGH is closest to OZARK JR. HIGH, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. OZARK HIGH is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 480 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 OZARK R-VI
- OZARK JR. HIGHMiddle · 943 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 584 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 515 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Other schools in OZARK
- OZARK JR. HIGHMiddle · 943 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 584 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 515 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- OZARK JR. HIGH0.4 mi · 943
- OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTR1.1 mi · 233
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 876
- NORTH ELEM.1.5 mi · 514
- SOUTH ELEM.2.0 mi · 505
- EAST ELEM.2.6 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About OZARK HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at OZARK HIGH?
OZARK HIGH enrolls approximately 1,789 students in grades 09-12.
Is OZARK HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
OZARK HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OZARK HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OZARK HIGH is approximately 14.9:1 (120 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OZARK HIGH?
At OZARK HIGH, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is OZARK HIGH in?
OZARK HIGH is part of OZARK R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.