Summary:
Zip code 62311 has one public school, Southeastern Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 5–12 and enrolling 182 students. Its 2025–2026 all-grades IAR results were below state results in both subjects: 46% in ELA versus 56% statewide, and 19% in math versus 40%. The math gap was 21 percentage points, compared with 10 points in ELA, making math the clearest concern in the available results.
There are no top- or bottom-ranked schools to compare because this area’s list includes only one school. Within the school, sixth-grade ELA stands out positively: 61% met the benchmark, about 2 points above the state’s 59%. Seventh-grade ELA was the sharpest shortfall, at 30% versus 58% statewide, a 27-point gap; fifth-grade ELA was also well below state results, at 31% versus 55%. Other indicators are mixed: the graduation rate was 83%, 7 points below the state, while chronic absenteeism was 20%, 3 points lower than the state.
Recent all-grades IAR results moved in a concerning direction relative to the state. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, school ELA fell from 53% to 46% as the state rose from 53% to 56%, widening the school’s gap by 9 points. Math fell from 20% to 19% while the state rose from 39% to 40%, widening the gap by 2 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile also declined, from 66 in 2023–2024 to 24 in 2025–2026; its latest listing is rank 470 of 620. As context, the school’s student–teacher ratio was 17.4 in 2024–2025, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. With only one school in the area, these data cannot show how it compares with nearby schools or explain its results.
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