Ava R-I

Summary:

The Ava R-I school district in Missouri operates three schools: Ava Elementary, Ava High, and Ava Middle. The district serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high free/reduced lunch rates across the schools.

Ava High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 72nd out of 352 Missouri high schools and maintaining a strong 96.2% 4-year graduation rate. The school also outperforms the state average in several end-of-course exams, including English II and Biology I. In contrast, Ava Middle School struggles academically, with lower proficiency rates than the state in 5th-grade math and 7th-grade ELA.

Ava Elementary School also performs well, ranking 202nd out of 898 Missouri elementary schools and outpacing the state average in 4th-grade math and ELA. However, all three schools in the district face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.3% to 21.3%, which may be an area for the district to focus on improving.

District Detail

507 North Spring Street
Ava, MO 65608-0338

(417) 683-4717

SchoolDigger Rank:
117^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,330

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Geometry (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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th 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 Geometry End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ava Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 683-5450	553	39	14.3	56.8%	519 (93.9%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	52.7	428^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.4%		67.1	281^st of 906 public elementary schools	69.0%	147	39.3	46.3							39.1	46.3										$10,135	$1,254	$8,881
Ava High	Public	9-12	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 683-5747	391	28	14.1	40.9%	362 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	56.7	117^th of 367 public high schools	68.1%		56.7	110^th of 378 public high schools	70.9%	7															38.0	42.1	65.6	40.0	39.6	$12,092	$1,480	$10,613
Ava Middle	Public	5-8	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 683-3835	386	28	13.7	51.6%	365 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	57.6	178^th of 438 public middle schools	59.4%		55.6	198^th of 451 public middle schools	56.1%	20			23.5	46.0	35.6	45.6	35.2	41.7			39.1	39.4	28.5	49.9						$10,288	$1,413	$8,875

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plainview R-VIII	11.12 mi	1
Mansfield R-IV	11.32 mi	3	21^st
Skyline R-II	11.63 mi	1
Seymour R-II	14.32 mi	3	171^st
Norwood R-I	17.04 mi	2	41^st

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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.

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