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Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JAMES R-I·NCES 292925001872
ST. JAMES HIGH
101 E SCIOTO, ST JAMES, MO 65559 · (573) 265-2300 · Phelps County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Missouri public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
259 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 ST. JAMES R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
46.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +22.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 56.3% | 26.2% | 9.7% |
| Math | 17.7% | 28.9% | 25.2% | 28.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 19.6% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 65.6% | 23.9% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 ST. JAMES HIGH
ST. JAMES HIGH's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. JAMES HIGH this school | 509 | 50.9% | 41.0% |
| FREDERICKTOWN HIGH FREDERICKTOWN | 611 | 50.2% | 38.5% |
| MORGAN CO. HIGH VERSAILLES | 377 | 51.7% | 37.6% |
| ELDON HIGH ELDON | 597 | 50.8% | 59.7% |
| CENTRAL HIGH PARK HILLS | 605 | 54.5% | 43.4% |
| SALEM SR. HIGH SALEM | 606 | 53.8% | 44.3% |
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 ST. JAMES HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #167 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #151 of 453 ▲ 215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #62 of 382 ▲ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #34 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #172 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #145 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #205 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #175 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #61 of 187 |
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
509
-109 (-18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 509 | 38.1 | 13.4:1 | 51% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 37.5 | 13.5:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 41.1 | 13.5:1 | 51% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 61% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 38.2 | 15.0:1 | 57% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 54% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 53% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 46% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. JAMES HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (574 to 509); teachers unchanged (38.2 to 38.1).
About ST. JAMES HIGH
ST. JAMES HIGH is a medium-sized high school for students in ST JAMES, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 509 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district, ST. JAMES R-I, has 1,559 students enrolled across 3 schools.
The large majority of students at ST. JAMES HIGH, 90%, are White. The remaining shares are 3% Black and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. By the diversity index, ST. JAMES HIGH comes in at 19%.
Federal data list 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at ST. JAMES HIGH in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.4:1. Among high schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.2:1. The lunch program counts 51% of students at ST. JAMES HIGH as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Phelps County, the average is about the same, 49%.
ST. JAMES HIGH is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ST. JAMES HIGH, the prediction is 40.8% and the result is 41.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Phelps County show that median household income is about $58,396, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 15 public schools operate in Phelps County, serving about 6,217 students.
The shortest distance from ST. JAMES HIGH to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.0%; ST. JAMES HIGH's is 41.0%, ranking 4th of 6.
ST. JAMES HIGH has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 618 in 2020-21 and 509 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.3:1 to 13.4:1.
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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 ST. JAMES R-I
- LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
- ST. JAMES MIDDLEMiddle · 369 students
Other schools in ST JAMES
- LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
- ST. JAMES MIDDLEMiddle · 369 students
Other St. James High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named St. James High. ST. JAMES HIGH is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- St. James HighMurrells Inlet, SC · 1,826 students
- St. James High SchoolVacherie, LA · 593 students
Nearby schools
- LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM.0.1 mi · 681
- ST. JAMES MIDDLE1.0 mi · 369
- ROLLA JR. HIGH8.3 mi · 577
- ROLLA MIDDLE8.4 mi · 857
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.8.5 mi · 448
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.8.7 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About ST. JAMES HIGHHow large is ST. JAMES HIGH?
ST. JAMES HIGH enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ST. JAMES HIGH serve?
ST. JAMES HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ST. JAMES HIGH have?
ST. JAMES HIGH employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ST. JAMES HIGH?
Student demographics at ST. JAMES HIGH are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ST. JAMES HIGH public or private?
ST. JAMES HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. JAMES R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.