Summary:
The Licking High is the sole high school serving grades 7-12 in the Licking R-VIII school district in Missouri. While the school maintains a high graduation rate, its overall academic performance, as measured by state assessments, falls below the state average. Additionally, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism and a student population with significant economic disadvantages.
Licking High has a total enrollment of 401 students, and the district it belongs to, Licking R-VIII, is ranked 326 out of 367 school districts in Missouri and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 154 out of 378 schools in 2023-2024 to 296 out of 367 schools in 2024-2025. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 92.9% is above the state average, its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.4% is significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Licking High students consistently score below the state average on MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests across various subjects and grade levels. For instance, in 2024-2025, only 23% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 43.2%. The school also has a high percentage of students (100.25%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the school's slightly higher per-student spending of $10,259 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, which is slightly lower than the state average, these factors do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students.
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