Enrollment
139
High
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. ELIZABETH R-IV·NCES 292913001867
ST. ELIZABETH HIGH
HWY 52, ST ELIZABETH, MO 65075 · (573) 493-2246 · Miller County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
18 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 ST. ELIZABETH R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
139
+30 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.1:1
% White
98%
was 98%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ST. ELIZABETH HIGH
As a minimally staffed high school in ST ELIZABETH, Missouri, ST. ELIZABETH HIGH hosts 139 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by ST. ELIZABETH R-IV. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so ST. ELIZABETH HIGH sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.
ST. ELIZABETH R-IV comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 282 students; ST. ELIZABETH HIGH is among them.
In terms of who attends, ST. ELIZABETH HIGH reports that nearly all students (98%) are White. Compared to Miller County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miller County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, ST. ELIZABETH HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 60.6%, a residual of +9.6 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Miller County indicate median household income runs about $56,736, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ST. ELIZABETH HIGH is one of 16 public schools in Miller County (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students).
The closest other public school is ST. ELIZABETH ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ST. ELIZABETH HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. ST. ELIZABETH HIGH's enrollment has ticked up 28% since 2018, when it stood at 109 (now 139). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
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Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,269
Census ACS
Median income
$56,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.0.0 mi · 143
- TUSCUMBIA HIGH10.5 mi · 53
- MILLER CO. ELEM.10.5 mi · 125
- EUGENE HIGH10.7 mi · 264
- EUGENE ELEM.10.8 mi · 365
- IBERIA HIGH11.8 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About ST. ELIZABETH HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at ST. ELIZABETH HIGH?
ST. ELIZABETH HIGH enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does ST. ELIZABETH HIGH serve?
ST. ELIZABETH HIGH serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ST. ELIZABETH HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ST. ELIZABETH HIGH is approximately 12.8:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ST. ELIZABETH HIGH?
ST. ELIZABETH HIGH reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. ELIZABETH HIGH?
ST. ELIZABETH HIGH is overseen by ST. ELIZABETH R-IV in Miller County.
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