Eminence R-I

Summary:

The Eminence R-I school district in Missouri operates two schools: Eminence Elementary and Eminence High. The district serves a community facing significant economic challenges, with both schools reporting very high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients.

While Eminence Elementary has seen a notable improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from the bottom 20% to the top 50% of Missouri elementary schools in recent years, Eminence High has experienced more volatility, dropping from the top 40% to the bottom 20% of high schools in the state. Both schools struggle with chronic absenteeism rates above the state average.

Academically, Eminence Elementary has mixed performance, with strong 6th-grade math scores but significantly below-average 3rd and 4th-grade math and ELA scores. Eminence High maintains a graduation rate slightly below the state average. Despite above-average spending per student and favorable student-teacher ratios, the district appears to face ongoing challenges in improving overall academic outcomes for its students.

District Detail

17829 6th St
Eminence, MO 65466-0730

(573) 226-3252

SchoolDigger Rank:
166^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 259

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eminence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W Hwy 106	Eminence	65466	Shannon County	Eminence R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 226-3281	139	14	10.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.3	445^th of 900 public elementary schools	50.6%					(n/a)	22.4	30.0	73.6	16.7	68.3	$13,991	$1,822	$12,169
Eminence High	Public	7-12	505 South 6th Street	Eminence	65466	Shannon County	Eminence R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 226-3252	120	14	8.6	100.0%	118 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$17,807	$1,355	$16,452

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winona R-III	10.09 mi	2	91^st
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	12.47 mi	4	147^th
Summersville R-II	15.13 mi	2	173^rd
Van Buren R-I	22.42 mi	2	229^th
Bunker R-III	23.49 mi	2

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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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