Summary:
There is only one high school, Central High School, located in the New Madrid County R-I district in Missouri. Central High School has seen a significant decline in its academic performance and statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 169th out of 352 Missouri high schools in 2022-2023 to 316th out of 367 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 stars to 1 star.
The school's academic challenges are evident in its low proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, which are significantly below the state averages across all subject areas, including Algebra I (10.5% vs. 45.4%), Biology I (24.9% vs. 37.3%), English II (33.7% vs. 52.9%), and Government (6.6% vs. 40.6%). The school's performance on the MAP assessments has also declined over the past two years, with Algebra I proficiency rates dropping from 2.4% in 2023-2024 to 10.5% in 2024-2025.
Despite the high per-student spending at Central High School, which is above the state average, the school continues to struggle with other key metrics, such as a four-year graduation rate of 92.8% (slightly below the state average), a dropout rate of 2.0% (higher than the state average), and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5% (significantly higher than the state average). These challenges may be exacerbated by the fact that 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
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