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Enrollment
570
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I·NCES 292856001766
Southern Boone High
14520 Crump Ln, ASHLAND, MO 65010 · (573) 657-2144 · Boone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Missouri public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
104 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 156 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 25% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.5pp since 2021
Math
68.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +17.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 48.1% | 26.3% | 13.5% |
| Math | 39.3% | 29.5% | 17.4% | 13.6% |
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 | 60.1% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 50.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 50.9% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Southern Boone High
Southern Boone High's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Boone High this school | 570 | 18.2% | 57.7% |
| KEARNEY JR. HIGH KEARNEY | 510 | 19.0% | 60.4% |
| PLEASANT HILL HIGH PLEASANT HILL | 730 | 15.6% | 38.9% |
| LONE JACK HIGH LONE JACK | 400 | 16.0% | 45.1% |
| CENTRALIA HIGH CENTRALIA | 398 | 21.4% | 40.6% |
| KEARNEY HIGH KEARNEY | 814 | 12.8% | 61.5% |
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 Southern Boone High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #42 of 443 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #24 of 453 ▲ 46 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #92 of 382 ▼ 40 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.2pp | #20 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #157 of 561 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #216 of 343 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #160 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #417 of 455 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #32 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
570
+71 (+14%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 570 | 38.3 | 14.9:1 | 18% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 38.1 | 14.3:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 34.9 | 13.9:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 11% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Boone High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (487 to 570); teachers up 10% (34.9 to 38.3).
About Southern Boone High
In ASHLAND, Missouri, Southern Boone High is a mid-sized high school. Its enrollment is 570 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,971 students.
By race and ethnicity, Southern Boone High is 86% White. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.9:1. Across high schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in Boone County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Missouri public high schools, Southern Boone High outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Southern Boone High's lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 53.1%. Southern Boone High scores 57.7%, 4.7 points above that line.
The school is in Boone County, where the median household earns about $72,758 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Southern Boone High shares Boone County with 57 other public schools.
SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE is about 0.2 miles from Southern Boone High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Southern Boone High is 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Southern Boone High as Rural: Distant.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 499 in 2020-21 to 570 in 2024-25.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I
- SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLEMiddle · 648 students
- SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARYElementary · 471 students
- SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.Elementary · 282 students
Other schools in ASHLAND
- SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLEMiddle · 648 students
- SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARYElementary · 471 students
- SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.Elementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE0.2 mi · 648
- SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARY0.9 mi · 471
- SOUTHERN BOONE ELEM.1.0 mi · 282
- ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.8.7 mi · 556
- NEW HAVEN ELEM.9.4 mi · 248
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH9.4 mi · 1,997
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Boone HighHow many students attend Southern Boone High?
Southern Boone High enrolls approximately 570 students in grades 09-12.
Is Southern Boone High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southern Boone High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Boone High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Boone High is approximately 14.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern Boone High?
At Southern Boone High, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Southern Boone High public or private?
Southern Boone High is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.