Lakeland R-III

Summary:

The Lakeland R-III school district in Missouri consists of 3 schools: 2 elementary schools (Lakeland Elementary and Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSE) and 1 high school (Lakeland High). The district as a whole is ranked 342 out of 367 in Missouri and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges across the schools.

While there are no clear standout schools in the district, a few data points are worth highlighting. Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSE has a very low free/reduced lunch rate of 4.17%, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population, and an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 3.4, indicating smaller class sizes. In contrast, Lakeland Elementary and Lakeland High have higher free/reduced lunch rates of 68.35% and 62.78%, respectively, and student-teacher ratios around 10.9.

Across the district, the schools perform significantly below state averages on standardized test scores, with Lakeland Elementary scoring just 19.4% proficient or better in 3rd grade math, compared to the state average of 41.4%. Additionally, both Lakeland Elementary and Lakeland High have high chronic absenteeism rates of 22.4%, well above the state average.

District Detail

12530 Lakeland School Dr
Deepwater, MO 64740-8138

(417) 644-2223

SchoolDigger Rank:
342^nd of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 475

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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 Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (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 Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeland High	Public	7-12	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	St. Clair County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 644-2223	180	16	10.9	63.9%	164 (91.1%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	9	337^th of 367 public high schools	8.2%		11.8	342^nd of 378 public high schools	9.5%	5					22.6			22.7	13.9	22.3	$15,175	$50	$15,126
Lakeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	St. Clair County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 644-2281	223	20	11.1	69.1%	206 (92.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	17.2	757^th of 900 public elementary schools	15.9%		20.3	730^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.4%	27	19.4	16.3	6.5	24.3		29.1	26.8				$13,800	$1,018	$12,782
Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSE	Public	PK	1510 E Broadway St	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Lakeland R-III	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 326-6284	72	21	3.3	4.2%	67 (93.1%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clinton	10.63 mi	6	121^st
Leesville R-Ix	11 mi	1
Davis R-Xii	11.84 mi	1
Montrose R-XIV	13.03 mi	2
Osceola	13.2 mi	2	256^th

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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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