Best Public Schools in Herculaneum, MO

Summary:

The city of Herculaneum, Missouri is home to 3 schools serving students from early childhood through high school, operated by the Dunklin R-V school district. The standout schools in this district are Herculaneum High School, which consistently ranks in the top 25% of Missouri high schools, and Senn-Thomas Middle School, which excels in Algebra I performance.

Herculaneum High School boasts a 97.3% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average, and strong performance on End of Course exams, particularly in English II (69% proficient) and Biology I (50.8% proficient). Senn-Thomas Middle School also stands out, with 73.8% of students proficient or better on the Algebra I End of Course exam, and relatively high proficiency rates in 8th grade English Language Arts (45.4%) and Science (45.4%) compared to the district and state.

However, the schools in Herculaneum face challenges related to student socioeconomic status, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 43.44% at the high school to 89.29% at the early childhood center. Both Herculaneum High School and Senn-Thomas Middle School also report high chronic absenteeism rates, around 22%, which the district may need to address to improve overall student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herculaneum High	Public	9-12	1 Blackcat Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	466	32	14.5	45.5%	419 (89.9%)	12 (2.6%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	62.1	93^rd of 367 public high schools	74.7%		66.4	73^rd of 378 public high schools	80.7%	20								35.3	50.8	69.0	34.8	$14,695	$542	$14,153
Senn-Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	200 Senn Thomas Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	347	22	16.1	44.7%	300 (86.5%)	10 (2.9%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	41	267^th of 438 public middle schools	39.0%		62	152^nd of 451 public middle schools	66.3%	115	24.7	27.4	12.3	45.4	31.1	35.2	45.4	73.8				$12,861	$557	$12,304

Cities Near Herculaneum

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pevely	1.61 mi	1	317^th
Crystal City	2.39 mi	2	115^th
Festus	3.31 mi	10	48^th
Barnhart	5.02 mi	2	65^th
Mapaville	5.37 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.