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How has ROLLA SR. HIGH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,398
High
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROLLA 31·NCES 292689001636
ROLLA SR. HIGH
900 BULLDOG RUN, ROLLA, MO 65401 · (573) 458-0140 · Phelps County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
592 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 384 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 351 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 362 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 301 | 22% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
32.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 42.2% | 34.7% | 15.5% |
| Math | 16.5% | 16.3% | 36.1% | 30.9% |
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 | 49.6% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 26.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 ROLLA SR. HIGH
ROLLA SR. HIGH's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLA SR. HIGH this school | 1,398 | 42.3% | 36.2% |
| FOX SR. HIGH ARNOLD | 1,660 | 33.8% | 39.0% |
| WEBB CITY HIGH WEBB CITY | 1,381 | 40.0% | 48.2% |
| CAMDENTON HIGH CAMDENTON | 1,285 | 40.5% | 49.6% |
| KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH KIRKSVILLE | 791 | 37.7% | 43.7% |
| GLENDALE HIGH SPRINGFIELD | 1,357 | 31.0% | 47.6% |
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 ROLLA SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #238 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #277 of 453 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #185 of 382 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #120 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,398 | #60 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #332 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #137 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #256 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #60 of 151 |
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
1,398
+124 (+10%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,398 | 72.6 | 19.3:1 | 42% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 1,383 | 73 | 18.9:1 | 41% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 1,323 | 69 | 19.2:1 | 34% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 1,274 | 64 | 19.9:1 | 39% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 1,249 | 59.8 | 20.9:1 | 40% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 930 | 47 | 19.8:1 | 35% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 992 | 48 | 20.7:1 | 31% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 998 | 48 | 20.8:1 | 25% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 46 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROLLA SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,249 to 1,398); teachers up 21% (59.8 to 72.6).
About ROLLA SR. HIGH
A large high school in ROLLA, Missouri, ROLLA SR. HIGH is part of ROLLA 31. The school enrolls 1,398 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 501.
ROLLA 31 counts 6 schools and 4,161 students, including ROLLA SR. HIGH.
The share of students at ROLLA SR. HIGH who are White is 82%. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Phelps County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 72.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 42% of students at ROLLA SR. HIGH are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
ROLLA SR. HIGH's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.2% is 7.8 points below the 44.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Phelps County, median household income comes to about $58,396, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 15 public schools and about 6,217 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM., is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 6. ROLLA SR. HIGH is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,274 (2020-21) to 1,398 (2024-25).
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Phelps County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,194
Census ACS
Median income
$58,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROLLA 31
- ROLLA MIDDLEMiddle · 857 students
- ROLLA JR. HIGHMiddle · 577 students
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- ROLLA TECHNICAL CTR.High
Other schools in ROLLA
- ROLLA MIDDLEMiddle · 857 students
- ROLLA JR. HIGHMiddle · 577 students
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- B W ROBINSON SCHOOLCombined · 28 students
Nearby schools
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.0.6 mi · 448
- ROLLA MIDDLE0.8 mi · 857
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.0.8 mi · 440
- ROLLA JR. HIGH1.0 mi · 577
- B W ROBINSON SCHOOL1.3 mi · 28
- COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.1.4 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About ROLLA SR. HIGHHow many students attend ROLLA SR. HIGH?
ROLLA SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 1,398 students in grades 09-12.
Is ROLLA SR. HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROLLA SR. HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROLLA SR. HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROLLA SR. HIGH is approximately 19.3:1 (73 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ROLLA SR. HIGH?
ROLLA SR. HIGH reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is ROLLA SR. HIGH in?
ROLLA SR. HIGH is part of ROLLA 31.
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