Enrollment
154
High
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE R-X·NCES 290300000013
SANTA FE HIGH
108 N CHIEFS, ALMA, MO 64001 · (660) 674-2236 · Lafayette County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Missouri public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
62 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 13% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 SANTA FE R-X. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
60.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +26.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 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 26 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 27.5% | 33.3% | 27.5% | 11.5% |
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 | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.2% | 34.4% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 SANTA FE HIGH
SANTA FE HIGH's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA FE HIGH this school | 154 | 40.3% | 44.3% |
| ORRICK HIGH ORRICK | 133 | 42.9% | 17.7% |
| DREXEL HIGH DREXEL | 134 | 35.8% | 23.3% |
| PENNEY HIGH HAMILTON | 186 | 39.8% | 32.4% |
| TIPTON HIGH TIPTON | 185 | 40.5% | 36.0% |
| PUTNAM CO. HIGH UNIONVILLE | 175 | 42.3% | 65.2% |
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 SANTA FE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #131 of 443 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #44 of 453 ▲ 222 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #238 of 382 ▼ 9 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #390 of 561 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #273 of 455 | #3 of 6 |
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
154
-16 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
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 | 154 | 15.3 | 10.1:1 | 40% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 15.2 | 10.7:1 | 42% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 15.3 | 11.2:1 | 43% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 42% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 15.8 | 10.4:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 36% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 23% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTA FE HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (164 to 154); teachers down 3% (15.8 to 15.3).
About SANTA FE HIGH
Students in ALMA, Missouri, attend SANTA FE HIGH, a very small high school. The school enrolls 154 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.
Within SANTA FE R-X, SANTA FE HIGH is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 306 students.
The share of students at SANTA FE HIGH who are White is 89%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 3% Black. Lafayette County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
The school had 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. The school's 10.1:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for high schools in Missouri. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 40%. Public schools in Lafayette County average a similar 41%.
Among Missouri public high schools, SANTA FE HIGH outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SANTA FE HIGH, the prediction is 44.8% and the result is 44.3%.
Census data for Lafayette County show the median household earns about $80,612 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SANTA FE HIGH, Lafayette County has 19 public schools.
SANTA FE HIGH's closest public school neighbor is SANTA FE ELEM., about 7.7 miles away. The ten-mile area around SANTA FE HIGH holds 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.0% on proficiency, and SANTA FE HIGH is below that at 44.3%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The school's enrollment decreased 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.1:1 to 10.1:1.
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Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,612
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,064 students
Quick facts
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Other Santa Fe High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Santa Fe High. SANTA FE HIGH is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Santa Fe High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,774 students
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- SANTA FE HIGHSANTA FE, NM · 1,491 students
- Santa Fe High SchoolSANTA FE, TX · 1,314 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLALACHUA, FL · 1,132 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA FE ELEM.7.7 mi · 152
- CONCORDIA ELEM.7.9 mi · 247
- WAVERLY REGIONAL YOUTH CTR.8.0 mi · 28
- CONCORDIA HIGH8.4 mi · 205
- GRANDVIEW ELEM.9.7 mi · 440
- LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE9.9 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About SANTA FE HIGHHow many students attend SANTA FE HIGH?
SANTA FE HIGH enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does SANTA FE HIGH serve?
SANTA FE HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SANTA FE HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SANTA FE HIGH is approximately 10.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SANTA FE HIGH?
At SANTA FE HIGH, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is SANTA FE HIGH public or private?
SANTA FE HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA FE R-X.
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