Enrollment
186
High
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON R-II·NCES 291359000580
PENNEY HIGH
903 N DAVIS, HAMILTON, MO 64644 · (816) 583-2136 · Caldwell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Missouri public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
74 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 24% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 HAMILTON R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
17.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -28.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are down about 29 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 PENNEY HIGH
PENNEY HIGH's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNEY HIGH this school | 186 | 39.8% | 32.4% |
| APPLETON CITY HIGH APPLETON CITY | 170 | 41.2% | 23.9% |
| TIPTON HIGH TIPTON | 185 | 40.5% | 36.0% |
| PUTNAM CO. HIGH UNIONVILLE | 175 | 42.3% | 65.2% |
| TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL TARKIO | 176 | 43.8% | 37.0% |
| SALISBURY HIGH SALISBURY | 242 | 41.3% | 48.6% |
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 PENNEY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #282 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #385 of 453 ▼ 255 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #358 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #278 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #49 of 187 |
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
186
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 186 | 19.4 | 9.6:1 | 40% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 19.7 | 9.8:1 | 39% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 20.1 | 10.1:1 | 46% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 19 | 10.0:1 | 46% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 39% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 37% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 27% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PENNEY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (214 to 186); teachers up 2% (19 to 19.4).
About PENNEY HIGH
PENNEY HIGH is a small high school in Missouri, with an address in HAMILTON. The school enrolls 186 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Missouri) has about 501 students.
HAMILTON R-II oversees PENNEY HIGH and 2 other schools, with 606 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show PENNEY HIGH is 92% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 19.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Roughly 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Caldwell County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades PENNEY HIGH a C. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, PENNEY HIGH lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.4%; the prediction is 45.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Caldwell County show that the median household income is $64,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides PENNEY HIGH, Caldwell County has 13 other public schools.
The closest public school, HAMILTON MIDDLE, is less than a tenth of a mile from PENNEY HIGH. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.3%; PENNEY HIGH's is 32.4%, ranking 4th of 5.
Federal data place PENNEY HIGH in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 186, close to the 190 recorded in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PENNEY HIGH. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,927
Census ACS
Median income
$64,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,441 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAMILTON R-II
- HAMILTON ELEM.Elementary · 270 students
- HAMILTON MIDDLEMiddle · 150 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- HAMILTON ELEM.Elementary · 270 students
- HAMILTON MIDDLEMiddle · 150 students
- NEW YORK ELEM.Elementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- HAMILTON MIDDLE0.0 mi · 150
- HAMILTON ELEM.0.2 mi · 270
- NEW YORK ELEM.6.0 mi · 24
- KINGSTON ELEM.7.6 mi · 32
- BRECKENRIDGE ELEM.10.3 mi · 33
- BRECKENRIDGE HIGH10.3 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About PENNEY HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at PENNEY HIGH?
PENNEY HIGH enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PENNEY HIGH serve?
PENNEY HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PENNEY HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PENNEY HIGH is approximately 9.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PENNEY HIGH?
At PENNEY HIGH, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is PENNEY HIGH public or private?
PENNEY HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAMILTON R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.