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Sikeston R-6


At a glance
253rdof 367 Missouri districts▲ 3
Better than 31% of Missouri districts
1002 Virginia Street
Sikeston, MO 63801-3347
·(573) 472-2581·All Missouri district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 31.1% of districts
8
Schools
3,277
Students
Top rankedLee Hunter Elementary369th of 900 Missouri elementary schools
Biggest riser
Lee Hunter Elementary up 76 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Southeast Elementary 11.5 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
3★
2★
1★
3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Sikeston R-6 school district in Missouri operates 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty levels, and chronic absenteeism issues across most of its schools.

However, a few schools stand out in the district. Lee Hunter Elementary has the highest performance on state assessments, with 47.1% of 3rd graders and 56.5% of 4th graders proficient or better in math, and 38.5% of 3rd graders and 43.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Sikeston Junior High School also stands out, with the highest proficiency rates on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, with 83.7% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 and 89.3% in 2023-2024.

The data reveals significant achievement gaps between the district/school performance and the state averages on state assessments, as well as consistently low performance at many of the elementary and middle schools. The extremely high percentages of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch across all schools in the district indicate that poverty is a significant factor, and the high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20.8% to 20.8% across all schools is a concerning issue that likely contributes to the low academic performance.

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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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