Enrollment
143
High
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERONA R-VII·NCES 293081002128
VERONA HIGH
101 E ELLA ST, VERONA, MO 65769 · (833) 402-9580 · Lawrence County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
90 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 VERONA R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
24.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
143
-54 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.9:1
% White
64%
was 61%
% Hispanic
29%
was 36%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VERONA HIGH
VERONA HIGH is a very small four-year high school in VERONA, Missouri, one of the schools within VERONA R-VII. The school works with 143 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
VERONA R-VII runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 295 students. VERONA HIGH is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, VERONA HIGH records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lawrence County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, VERONA HIGH lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, VERONA HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.1%; VERONA HIGH posts 29.8%, -20.4 points below that line.
In the broader community, census data for Lawrence County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,215 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. VERONA HIGH is one of 24 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students).
Nearest neighbor: VERONA ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around VERONA HIGH. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VERONA HIGH ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.6%.
VERONA HIGH operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 27%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 143 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 36% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the VERONA HIGH community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,593
Census ACS
Median income
$61,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- VERONA ELEM.0.0 mi · 152
- PATE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.3.0 mi · 474
- AURORA JR. HIGH3.7 mi · 278
- ROBINSON SCHOOL3.7 mi · 541
- AURORA HIGH3.8 mi · 550
- MONETT MIDDLE6.6 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About VERONA HIGHHow large is VERONA HIGH?
VERONA HIGH enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 07-12.
Is VERONA HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
VERONA HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does VERONA HIGH have?
VERONA HIGH employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VERONA HIGH?
At VERONA HIGH, the student body is approximately 64% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Asian.
What district is VERONA HIGH in?
VERONA HIGH is part of VERONA R-VII.
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