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Enrollment
955
High
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIKESTON R-6·NCES 292826001744
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
200 PINE ST, SIKESTON, MO 63801 · (573) 472-8850 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
15.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
955 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 232 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 247 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 231 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 245 | 26% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
46.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
40.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 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. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.2% | 40.4% | 32.8% | 20.4% |
| Math | 16.9% | 23.3% | 27.5% | 32.1% |
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 | 46.6% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.9% | 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 955 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| CENTRAL HIGH CAPE GIRARDEAU | 1,278 | 100.0% | 39.5% |
| KENNETT HIGH KENNETT | 493 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
| MALDEN HIGH MALDEN | 383 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NEW MADRID | 361 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| HANCOCK SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 369 | 100.0% | 45.1% |
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 SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #258 of 443 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #206 of 453 ▲ 70 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #212 of 382 ▼ 18 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #57 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 955 | #104 of 561 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #240 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #33 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #56 of 455 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #123 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
955
-34 (-3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 955 | 61.4 | 15.6:1 | 100% (955) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 64 | 15.3:1 | 100% (977) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 55 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,006) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 51 | 19.4:1 | 69% (686) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 52.8 | 17.6:1 | 61% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 957 | 56 | 17.1:1 | 55% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 58 | 17.4:1 | 50% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 28% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 39 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (931 to 955); teachers up 16% (52.8 to 61.4).
About SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in Missouri, with an address in SIKESTON. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 955 students enrolled. It has 91% more students than the average for high schools in Missouri (about 501).
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belongs to SIKESTON R-6, a district of 7 schools and 3,277 students.
The largest group at SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 53%. Smaller groups are 32% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 82% of Scott County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1. About 100% of students at SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 78% average for public schools in Scott County.
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Missouri public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 34.2% actual against 22.4% predicted.
Census data for Scott County show median household income comes to about $62,782, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 22 public schools and about 5,999 students.
SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 6th among 6 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
A 3% decline took enrollment from 989 in 2020-21 to 955 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,933
Census ACS
Median income
$62,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,999 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SIKESTON R-6
- SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 493 students
- SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 448 students
- SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR.Elementary · 403 students
- LEE HUNTER ELEM.Elementary · 369 students
- WING ELEM.Elementary · 359 students
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.Elementary · 250 students
Other schools in SIKESTON
- SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 493 students
- SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 448 students
- SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR.Elementary · 403 students
- LEE HUNTER ELEM.Elementary · 369 students
- WING ELEM.Elementary · 359 students
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.Elementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 493
- SIKESTON HOPE CTR.1.1 mi · 11
- WING ELEM.1.1 mi · 359
- LEE HUNTER ELEM.1.3 mi · 369
- NEW DAWN SCHOOL1.3 mi · 28
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.1.3 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 955 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 53% White, 6% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SIKESTON R-6 in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.