Centralia R-VI

Summary:

The Centralia R-VI school district in Missouri operates 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district serves students from the Centralia area and is known for its strong academic performance, particularly at the high school level.

Centralia High School stands out as the district's top-performing school, ranking 81 out of 367 Missouri high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 96.9% four-year graduation rate and strong academic results, with students outperforming the state average in Algebra I, Biology I, and English I end-of-course exams. In contrast, Centralia Intermediate School has mixed academic performance, with some grade levels performing above the state average and others below.

Another standout school is Chester Boren Middle School, which excels in mathematics, with 6th-8th grade students significantly outperforming the state average. However, the district as a whole faces a challenge with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 12.0% across all schools. Additionally, there is variation in spending per student, with Centralia High School spending $9,808 per student, Chance Elementary spending $9,594, and Centralia Intermediate spending $8,122 per student.

District Detail

123 N Rollins Street
Centralia, MO 65240-1593

(573) 682-3561

SchoolDigger Rank:
86^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,343

Primary Schools: 2
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 I (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 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 I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	510 S Rollins	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 682-2014	370	24	15.1	29.2%	337 (91.1%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								(n/a)																	$10,734	$742	$9,992
Chester Boren Middle	Public	6-8	110 N Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-2617	302	25	12.0	27.5%	278 (92.1%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	59.7	164^th of 438 public middle schools	62.6%		64.7	137^th of 451 public middle schools	69.6%	27				60.3	48.5	39.5	37.5				39.5	41.0	27.6				$10,658	$591	$10,067
Centralia High	Public	9-12	849 S Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-3508	398	31	12.7	21.4%	371 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	65.8	81^st of 367 public high schools	77.9%		37.9	223^rd of 378 public high schools	41.0%	142														51.1	41.5	78.7	$13,611	$308	$13,302
Centralia Intermediate	Public	3-5	550 W Lakeview	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 682-3451	273	20	13.5	31.5%	247 (90.5%)	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	59	370^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.3	476^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.5%	106	41.4	54.4	40.1					42.7	51.4	38.0							$9,984	$484	$9,500

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hallsville R-IV	7.61 mi	4	79^th
Sturgeon R-V	8 mi	4	282^nd
Mexico 59	13.13 mi	6	311^th
Columbia 93	13.71 mi	36	154^th
Middle Grove C-1	15.08 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.

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