Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERCE CITY R-VI·NCES 292511001441
PIERCE CITY HIGH
300 MYRTLE ST, PIERCE CITY, MO 65723 · (417) 476-2515 · Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- C-Beats 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
12.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
58 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 53 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 25% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 PIERCE CITY R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
40.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +21.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 22 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 45.4% | 22.7% | 15.9% |
| Math | 27.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 61.3% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 18.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 PIERCE CITY HIGH
PIERCE CITY HIGH's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERCE CITY HIGH this school | 205 | 28.3% | 33.4% |
| STANBERRY HIGH STANBERRY | 153 | 30.1% | 36.5% |
| CONCORDIA HIGH CONCORDIA | 205 | 33.7% | 42.7% |
| COMMUNITY HIGH LADDONIA | 154 | 33.1% | 40.4% |
| WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH WELLINGTON | 203 | 28.1% | 39.8% |
| MARION C. EARLY HIGH MORRISVILLE | 150 | 34.7% | 49.6% |
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 PIERCE CITY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #266 of 443 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #207 of 453 ▲ 198 | #1 of 7 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #80 of 382 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #337 of 561 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #112 of 343 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #179 of 343 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #371 of 455 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #173 of 187 | 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
205
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 28% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 18.1 | 11.3:1 | 36% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 19.6 | 10.3:1 | 33% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 30% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 15.2 | 13.7:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 59% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 38% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIERCE CITY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (208 to 205); teachers up 5% (15.2 to 16).
About PIERCE CITY HIGH
PIERCE CITY HIGH is a small high school in PIERCE CITY, Missouri, administered by PIERCE CITY R-VI. It reports enrollment of 205 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 501.
PIERCE CITY HIGH falls under PIERCE CITY R-VI, which has 3 schools enrolling 704 students.
By race and ethnicity, PIERCE CITY HIGH is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. In Lawrence County overall, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. It is about the same as the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. A total of 58 students, or 28%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lawrence County is 55%.
PIERCE CITY HIGH holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Missouri public high schools.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PIERCE CITY HIGH scores 15.8 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.4%; the prediction is 49.3%.
In Lawrence County, home to about 38,593 people, median household income comes to about $61,215, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lawrence County's 24 public schools enroll about 7,271 students and include PIERCE CITY HIGH.
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is the nearest public school to PIERCE CITY HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, PIERCE CITY HIGH is behind the 57.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
The NCES locale for PIERCE CITY HIGH is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 10% across 4 years, from 229 in 2020-21 to 205 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,593
Census ACS
Median income
$61,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PIERCE CITY R-VI
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 341 students
- PIERCE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 158 students
Other schools in PIERCE CITY
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 341 students
- PIERCE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 158 students
Nearby schools
- PIERCE CITY MIDDLE0.0 mi · 158
- CENTRAL ELEM.0.1 mi · 341
- MONETT ELEM.3.6 mi · 515
- OAKVIEW SCHOOL3.7 mi · 22
- Monett Early Childhood Center4.5 mi · 276
- MONETT INTERMEDIATE4.7 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About PIERCE CITY HIGHHow large is PIERCE CITY HIGH?
PIERCE CITY HIGH enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PIERCE CITY HIGH serve?
PIERCE CITY HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does PIERCE CITY HIGH have?
PIERCE CITY HIGH employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is PIERCE CITY HIGH?
PIERCE CITY HIGH reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees PIERCE CITY HIGH?
PIERCE CITY HIGH is overseen by PIERCE CITY R-VI in Lawrence County.
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