Schools in Zip Code 67871

Zip code 67871 has three public schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Scott City Lower Elementary (PK–2), Scott City Middle (grades 3–8) and Scott City High (grades 9–12). The latest results show important differences among schools, but the clearest area-wide concern is that every reported school-subject proficiency result is below its state comparison.

Scott City Middle is the strongest of the two schools with current test results: in 2025–26, its proficiency was higher than Scott City High by 10 points in ELA, 13 in math and 7 in science. Still, Middle was below state results by 7 points in ELA, 1 in math and 6 in science; High trailed by 17, 14 and 12 points, respectively. Middle’s grade-level results vary: third-grade math was 13 points above the state, while eighth-grade ELA was 17 points below. SchoolDigger ranks Middle at the 30th percentile with 2 stars and High at the 26th percentile with 1 star. High has a contrasting bright spot: its graduation rate was 97%, compared with 90% statewide. Lower Elementary had the lowest chronic absenteeism, at 10%, while High had the highest, at 28%, versus 18% statewide.

Recent academic trends also distinguish the schools. Middle’s ELA and math results rose by 2 and 3 points, while High’s fell by 10 and 4 points; High’s gaps to the state widened in both subjects. Middle’s science result fell by 3 points, but its gap to the state narrowed by 1 point. SchoolDigger’s percentiles moved in the same contrasting directions: Middle rose from 15 to 30, while High fell from 48 to 26. Student–teacher ratios were 11.9 at Lower Elementary, 12.9 at Middle and 11.5 at High; free/reduced-price lunch rates were fairly similar, at 54%, 53% and 52%. Lower Elementary has no supplied test scores, and Middle and High serve different grades, so their all-grades results are not grade-matched.