Summary:
Zip code 67871 has one high school, Scott City High, serving grades 9–12 with 302 students in the Scott County district. The most important academic finding is that 2025–26 proficiency was below state results in all three reported subjects: 29% versus 46% in English language arts (ELA), 27% versus 41% in math, and 26% versus 38% in science. The shortfalls were 17, 14, and 12 percentage points, respectively.
There are no other schools in the list to rank as local leaders or laggards. Compared with state and district figures, the clearest strength at Scott City High is graduation: its 2023–24 rate was 97%, compared with 90% statewide and 96% in the district. Its clearest relative academic strength is science, which had the smallest state gap, even though its 26% proficiency was the school’s lowest score. Chronic absenteeism is a concern: 28% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, about 10 percentage points above both state and district rates.
ELA and math results declined from the prior year while state results rose, widening the school’s gaps. ELA fell 10 points, from 39% to 29%, while the state increased by 1 point; the gap widened from 6 to 17 points. Math fell 4 points, from 31% to 27%, while the state rose 2 points; the gap widened from 7 to 14 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking also moved lower, from the 48th percentile in 2024–25 to the 26th percentile in 2025–26, a drop of 22 percentile points. The school has an 11.5 student-teacher ratio and a 52% free/reduced-lunch rate, useful context but not an explanation for its results.
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