Hickory County R-I

Summary:

The Hickory County R-I school district in Missouri consists of three schools: Skyline Elementary, Skyline High, and Skyline Middle. The data analysis reveals that Skyline Elementary is the standout school in the district, consistently ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in Missouri and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Skyline Elementary's students excel academically, scoring 20-30 percentage points higher than the state average in math and English language arts. Skyline High also performs well, ranking in the top 25% of Missouri high schools and maintaining a 100% four-year graduation rate. However, its test scores, while still above the state average, are not as impressive as Skyline Elementary's. Skyline Middle, while still a strong performer, lags behind the other two schools in terms of state-wide ranking and some test score metrics.

The data also reveals that higher spending per student does not necessarily translate to better academic performance. Skyline Elementary, which spends the most per student, outperforms Skyline High and Skyline Middle, which have lower per-student spending. Additionally, all three schools have slightly elevated chronic absenteeism rates, which may be an area of concern for the district to address.

District Detail

20663 Us Highway 65
Urbana, MO 65767-9617

(417) 993-4241

SchoolDigger Rank:
19^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 705

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)	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 English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Skyline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Hickory County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4225	295	22	13.1	46.8%	293 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	91.8	53^rd of 900 public elementary schools	94.1%		88.5	68^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.5%	15	64.6	70.8						72.7				$10,177	$222	$9,954
Skyline High	Public	9-12	20663 Us -65	Urbana	65767	Hickory County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 993-4226	216	17	12.7	39.4%	211 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	66.9	78^th of 367 public high schools	78.7%					(n/a)										55.0	41.8	$12,643	$327	$12,316
Skyline Middle	Public	5-8	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Hickory County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4254	194	16	12.4	44.3%	187 (96.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	91	30^th of 438 public middle schools	93.2%		83.9	51^st of 451 public middle schools	88.7%	21			38.4	76.5	72.0	46.4	32.6		57.4			$9,579	$365	$9,214

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hermitage R-IV	6.86 mi	3
Wheatland R-II	11.65 mi	2
Macks Creek R-V	12.96 mi	2	337^th
Climax Springs R-IV	15.58 mi	2
Warsaw R-Ix	18.57 mi	4	273^rd

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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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