High Schools in Salem R-80

Summary:

The Salem R-80 school district in Missouri has only one high school, Salem Senior High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 106th out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025 to 198th out of 352 in 2022-2023.

While Salem Senior High's four-year graduation rate of 90.3% in 2023-2024 is above the state average, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% for the same year is higher than desirable. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the MAP/End of Course exams vary, with strengths in English II but weaknesses in Algebra I. The school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 50.63% in 2023-2024.

Overall, the data suggests that Salem Senior High has both areas of strength and areas in need of improvement. The school's performance is generally below the state average in some subjects, but it is often on par with or exceeds the performance of the Salem R-80 district as a whole. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to support student success at the school.

District Detail

1409 W Rolla Rd
Salem, MO 65560-9670

(573) 729-6642

SchoolDigger Rank:
205^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,452

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salem Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Tiger Pride Dr	Salem	65560	Dent County	Salem R-80	No	No	No	No	(573) 729-6642	606	40	15.3	53.8%	557 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	59.9	106^th of 367 public high schools	71.1%		55.1	122^nd of 378 public high schools	67.7%	16	31.7	44.8	56.0	$9,643	$412	$9,231

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	0.86 mi	35
North Wood R-IV	3.6 mi	1	328^th
Oak Hill R-I	4.17 mi	1	308^th
Green Forest R-II	8.47 mi	1	6^th
Dent-Phelps R-III	9.3 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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