Summary:
The Cassville High is the sole high school serving the Cassville R-IV school district in Missouri. This rural high school has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 173 out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025 to 212 out of 378 in 2023-2024. The school's performance rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, from 3 stars out of 5 in 2024-2025 to 2 stars out of 5 in the previous two years.
Academically, Cassville High faces some challenges, with proficiency rates on the MAP/End of Course exams below the state averages in Algebra I and Biology I, though slightly above the state average in English II. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 92.6%, which is above the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was 18.5%, higher than desirable. Cassville High serves a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 54.95% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite these challenges, Cassville High has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.6, which may indicate smaller class sizes and more personalized attention for students. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $10,475, in line with the state average. Overall, Cassville High appears to be a small, rural high school that faces some academic and demographic hurdles, but also has some positive attributes that may benefit its students.
Thank you for your feedback!