Enrollment
128
High
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PILOT GROVE C-4·NCES 292517001448
PILOT GROVE HIGH
107 SCHOOL ST, PILOT GROVE, MO 65276 · (660) 834-4415 · Cooper County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
9.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
28 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 7 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 17% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 PILOT GROVE C-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
65.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +22.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are up about 22 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 33.3% | 31.7% | 20.6% | 14.2% |
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 | N/A | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 42.7% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 PILOT GROVE HIGH
PILOT GROVE HIGH's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILOT GROVE HIGH this school | 128 | 21.9% | 47.0% |
| SOUTH HOLT HIGH OREGON | 119 | 21.0% | 40.3% |
| DADEVILLE SR. HIGH DADEVILLE | 117 | 24.8% | 47.5% |
| MEADVILLE HIGH MEADVILLE | 101 | 24.8% | 45.5% |
| LEOPOLD HIGH LEOPOLD | 92 | 21.7% | 58.5% |
| DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH DEKALB | 120 | 26.7% | 31.3% |
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 PILOT GROVE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #102 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #32 of 453 ▲ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #191 of 382 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #424 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #398 of 455 |
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
128
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 128 | 13.8 | 9.3:1 | 22% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 13.2 | 9.8:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 13.7 | 10.1:1 | 29% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 42% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 12.7 | 10.6:1 | 42% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 39% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | 26% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 98 | 12 | 8.2:1 | 18% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 12 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PILOT GROVE HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (134 to 128); teachers up 9% (12.7 to 13.8).
About PILOT GROVE HIGH
In PILOT GROVE, Missouri, PILOT GROVE HIGH is a small high school. The school had 128 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Missouri is about 501, so this school runs 74% smaller than that.
In PILOT GROVE C-4, 2 schools enroll a combined 200 students.
About 97% of the student body at PILOT GROVE HIGH is White. Other reported shares: 2% multiracial. That compares with about 88% White among all Cooper County residents. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Eligible students account for 22% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cooper County is 75%.
allk12 grades PILOT GROVE HIGH a B+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at PILOT GROVE HIGH are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.0% actual, 51.7% predicted).
Census estimates describe Cooper County this way: the median household income is $70,625, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides PILOT GROVE HIGH, Cooper County has 16 other public schools.
The closest public school to PILOT GROVE HIGH is PILOT GROVE ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at PILOT GROVE HIGH dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 133 to 128 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.3:1.
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Cooper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,824
Census ACS
Median income
$70,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,425 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PILOT GROVE ELEM.0.0 mi · 72
- BUNCETON ELEM.8.6 mi · 59
- BUNCETON HIGH8.6 mi · 33
- BOONVILLE HIGH8.7 mi · 527
- HANNAH COLE PRIMARY8.7 mi · 419
- BLACKWATER ELEM.8.7 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About PILOT GROVE HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at PILOT GROVE HIGH?
PILOT GROVE HIGH enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does PILOT GROVE HIGH serve?
PILOT GROVE HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PILOT GROVE HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PILOT GROVE HIGH is approximately 9.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PILOT GROVE HIGH?
Student demographics at PILOT GROVE HIGH are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is PILOT GROVE HIGH in?
PILOT GROVE HIGH is part of PILOT GROVE C-4.
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