Holcomb R-III

Summary:

The Holcomb R-III school district in Missouri consists of two schools: Holcomb Elementary and Holcomb High. Both schools face significant challenges, with 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty in the student population. Additionally, the schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 17% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite these challenges, Holcomb High has a relatively strong 94.4% four-year graduation rate, which is a positive indicator for the school. In contrast, the schools' test scores on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions, such as Holcomb Elementary's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate of 45.4%, which is slightly higher than the state average of 44.8%.

The Holcomb R-III district is ranked 241 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The district's per-student spending varies, with Holcomb Elementary spending $12,315 per student and Holcomb High spending $10,772 per student. The student-teacher ratios are similar, with Holcomb Elementary having an 11.8 ratio and Holcomb High having an 11.5 ratio.

District Detail

102 S Cherry
Holcomb, MO 63852-0190

(573) 792-3113

SchoolDigger Rank:
241^st of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 429

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 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 Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th 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
Holcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 792-3550	235	21	10.9	100.0%	199 (84.7%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	36.1	606^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.7%		21.3	717^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.9%	111	28.7	27.4	13.9	31.2		35.8	45.4	38.6				$10,795	$1,383	$9,413
Holcomb High	Public	7-12	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 792-3362	194	17	11.2	100.0%	159 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	37.8	219^th of 367 public high schools	40.3%		45	183^rd of 378 public high schools	51.6%	36					28.2				36.0	35.6	28.8	$12,272	$1,778	$10,494

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	4.73 mi	35
Clarkton C-4	4.91 mi	2	354^th
Campbell R-II	6.46 mi	2	186^th
Gideon 37	6.71 mi	2	359^th
Kennett 39	10.5 mi	7	276^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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