Enrollment
305
High
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATO R-V·NCES 292521001450
PLATO HIGH
10645 PLATO DR, PLATO, MO 65552 · (417) 458-4980 · Texas County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CThree-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
13.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
149 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 6 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 14% |
Student demographics
11%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 PLATO R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.1pp since 2021
Math
17.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 23.4% | 42.7% | 26.5% |
| Math | 5.0% | 12.9% | 32.2% | 49.7% |
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 | 30.6% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 19.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 PLATO HIGH
PLATO HIGH's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLATO HIGH this school | 305 | 48.9% | 25.3% |
| SCHUYLER CO. HIGH QUEEN CITY | 243 | 47.3% | 37.6% |
| SCOTT CITY HIGH SCOTT CITY | 268 | 48.9% | 34.2% |
| THOMAS W. KELLY HIGH BENTON | 297 | 47.5% | 23.2% |
| EL DORADO SPRINGS HIGH EL DORADO SPRINGS | 321 | 46.1% | 13.7% |
| WOODLAND HIGH Marble Hill | 263 | 50.2% | 39.2% |
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 PLATO HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Texas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #354 of 443 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #386 of 453 ▼ 66 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #321 of 382 ▼ 6 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #74 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #255 of 561 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #118 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #289 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #195 of 455 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #128 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
305
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 305 | 23.5 | 13.0:1 | 49% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 22.5 | 13.8:1 | 49% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 24.4 | 11.6:1 | 46% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 22.6 | 13.2:1 | 39% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 43% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 31% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 31% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLATO HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (298 to 305); teachers up 4% (22.6 to 23.5).
About PLATO HIGH
PLATO, Missouri, is home to PLATO HIGH, a small high school. The school enrolls 305 students, from grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Missouri is about 501, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
Within PLATO R-V, PLATO HIGH is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 523 students.
Most students at PLATO HIGH are White: 94% of enrollment. Other students are 4% multiracial. PLATO HIGH has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1 at PLATO HIGH, with 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Texas County average 89%.
PLATO HIGH is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PLATO HIGH trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 16.3 points (25.3% versus 41.6%), a bottom-10% result in Missouri on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Texas County, median household income is about $50,036, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Texas County number 16 and enroll about 3,571.
The nearest public school is PLATO ELEM., at less than a tenth of a mile. PLATO HIGH has 2 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 56.6%, higher than PLATO HIGH's 25.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
PLATO HIGH saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.0 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
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Texas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,161
Census ACS
Median income
$50,036
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,571 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- PLATO ELEM.0.0 mi · 218
- SUCCESS ELEM.9.2 mi · 111
- Manes R-V School District11.4 mi · 41
- GASCONADE ELEM.14.2 mi · 97
- THAYER ELEM.18.3 mi · 242
- EXCEPTIONAL CHILD COOP.18.5 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About PLATO HIGHHow many students attend PLATO HIGH?
PLATO HIGH enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does PLATO HIGH serve?
PLATO HIGH serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does PLATO HIGH have?
PLATO HIGH employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PLATO HIGH?
At PLATO HIGH, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PLATO HIGH?
PLATO HIGH is overseen by PLATO R-V in Texas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.