Mountain Grove R-III

Summary:

The Mountain Grove R-III school district in Missouri operates three schools: Mountain Grove Elementary, Mountain Grove High, and Mountain Grove Middle. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in this rural area.

Mountain Grove High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 38th out of 378 Missouri high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 97.4% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.0% dropout rate. In contrast, Mountain Grove Elementary is also a strong performer, ranking 184th out of 906 Missouri elementary schools with a 4-star rating and above-average test scores in 4th-grade math and English language arts.

Across the district, the schools face some common challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism (17.5%) and a large percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (ranging from 53.38% to 58.54%). Spending per student varies, with Mountain Grove High spending the most at $10,487 per student, followed by Mountain Grove Elementary at $9,517 and Mountain Grove Middle at $8,349. The student-teacher ratios range from 13.3 to 16.2 across the three schools.

District Detail

207 E Fifth
Mountain Grove, MO 65711-0806

(417) 926-3177

SchoolDigger Rank:
85^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,543

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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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)	MAP Government (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 Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	320 E Ninth	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	658	47	13.9	55.0%	610 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	60.8	352^nd of 900 public elementary schools	60.9%		76.3	184^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.7%	168	46.0	55.2							36.0	48.8								$10,106	$1,037	$9,069
Mountain Grove High	Public	9-12	420 N Main	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	455	29	15.6	59.3%	423 (93.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	59.4	107^th of 367 public high schools	70.8%		75.6	38^th of 378 public high schools	89.9%	69															36.0	56.4	38.3	$12,823	$1,070	$11,753
Ozark Mountain Technical Center	Public	9-12	211 E Fifth St	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 926-3177	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ozark Regional Juvenile Det Ct	Public, Alternative	K-12	1400 Industrial Park	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 926-3177	6	1	12.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$7,319	$115	$7,204
Mountain Grove Middle	Public	5-8	400 E 17th St	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	424	33	12.7	57.1%	390 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	64.4	141^st of 438 public middle schools	67.8%		71.7	102^nd of 451 public middle schools	77.4%	39			39.9	56.2	48.6	36.3	50.8	43.8			36.3	45.5	38.7	38.7				$10,276	$619	$9,656

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	0.59 mi	35
Cabool R-IV	8.21 mi	3	196^th
Norwood R-I	8.83 mi	2	41^st
Division Of Youth Service	9.41 mi	30
Skyline R-II	15.48 mi	1

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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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Mountain Grove R-III

District Detail

Mountain Grove Middle

Mountain Grove Elementary

Mountain Grove High

Ozark Mountain Technical Center

Ozark Regional Juvenile Det Ct

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