Summary:
The city of Annapolis, Missouri is home to two schools: South Iron High and South Iron Elementary, both part of the South Iron County R-I school district. These schools face significant challenges, with declining academic performance, high poverty levels, and concerning attendance issues.
South Iron High has seen its statewide ranking drop from 289th out of 352 schools in 2022-2023 to 124th out of 367 in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a respectable 95.2% four-year graduation rate. However, the school struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 13.2% and significantly below-average test scores, particularly in Algebra I, where only 23.4% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, a large majority (76.22%) of South Iron High students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage.
Similarly, South Iron Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with its statewide ranking ranging from 557th out of 1,032 in 2016-2017 to 747th out of 1,052 in 2018-2019. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism (13.2%) and below-average 3rd grade English Language Arts test scores, with only 28% of students proficient compared to the state average of 41.6%. Like its high school counterpart, South Iron Elementary has an exceptionally high percentage of students (83.87%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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