Summary:
The six schools listed in Webster County serve elementary, middle and high school grades; the list includes three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, with enrollment ranging from 194 to 660. The area summary counts four elementary schools, but a fourth elementary record is not included in the supplied list. Across the available 2025–2026 results, writing was the only subject average above the matched state average: 42% compared with 40%; mathematics was close, at 41% versus 42%, while reading was 42% versus 50%. The largest gaps were in social studies, 24% versus 38%, and science, 22% versus 35%. The clearest area-wide takeaway is that writing is a relative bright spot, while several other subjects fall below state results.
Dixon Elementary School stands out most consistently among the listed elementary schools: it led in reading in grades 3–6, scoring 52%, 61%, 60% and 76%—3, 11, 9 and 22 points above the state, respectively. Clay Elementary School led elementary math in grades 4–6, with 55%, 52% and 70%; those results were 23, 10 and 19 points above Dixon’s. At the lower end, Sebree Elementary School had 5% proficiency in grade 5 social studies, 33 points below the state, while Providence Elementary School scored 21% in grade 3 reading, compared with the state’s 49%. Webster County High School was stronger in grade 11 writing (60%, 13 points above the state) and grade 10 reading (57%, 8 points above).
Year-to-year results vary by school: across 43 matched results, school scores declined by an average of 1 percentage point. Webster County High School improved by an average of 7 points across its matched results, and Providence by 4; Webster County Middle School and Clay each declined by about 6. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings ranged from the 63rd percentile for Dixon to the 6th for Sebree. Context differs too: reported student-teacher ratios ranged from 14.6 at Dixon to 21.2 at the middle school, and free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 ranged from 44% to 77% across the six schools; these are descriptive measures, not explanations for achievement. Chronic absenteeism was 38% at the middle school and 33% at the high school, compared with the state’s 24%.
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