Sikeston R-6

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.

District Detail

1002 Virginia Street
Sikeston, MO 63801-3347

(573) 472-2581

SchoolDigger Rank:
253^rd of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,277

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
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)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (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 English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wing Elementary	Public	1-4	1123 Gen George E Day Parkway	Sikeston	63801	New Madrid County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0615	359	27	13.2	100.0%	151 (42.1%)	147 (40.9%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	28.1	677^th of 900 public elementary schools	24.8%		20	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%	56	23.6	25.5							37.5	30.8										$11,059	$1,225	$9,834
Sikeston Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-5442	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sikeston Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 Lindenwood Ave	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-1720	448	36	12.3	100.0%	216 (48.2%)	158 (35.3%)	32 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	29.5	325^th of 438 public middle schools	25.8%		41.5	263^rd of 451 public middle schools	41.7%	62					37.1	17.9		21.6					27.2	31.5	83.7					$12,666	$1,015	$11,651
Sikeston Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	1310 E Salcedo Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0653	403	30	13.5	100.0%	217 (53.8%)	131 (32.5%)	21 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.2%)								(n/a)																				$11,440	$1,241	$10,199
Lee Hunter Elementary	Public	1-4	315 Baker Street	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-2200	369	25	15.0	100.0%	208 (56.4%)	116 (31.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	59.1	369^th of 900 public elementary schools	59.0%		50.7	445^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.9%	76	47.1	56.5							38.5	43.3										$11,293	$1,228	$10,066
Sikeston Middle School	Public	5-6	100 Twitty Dr	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0792	493	33	14.7	100.0%	258 (52.3%)	169 (34.3%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.1%)								(n/a)			31.2	53.6			22.5				25.7	27.9								$11,358	$1,118	$10,240
Southeast Elementary	Public	1-4	2300 Ables Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-0707	250	22	11.5	100.0%	120 (48.0%)	88 (35.2%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.4%)	27.9	678^th of 900 public elementary schools	24.7%		22.6	709^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.7%	31	30.2	33.2							33.2	19.4										$12,658	$1,453	$11,206
Sikeston Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-8850	955	61	15.5	100.0%	510 (53.4%)	309 (32.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.7%)	34.8	233^rd of 367 public high schools	36.5%		35.8	234^th of 378 public high schools	38.1%	1															30.8	25.1	45.8	77.7	29.5	$14,372	$1,081	$13,292

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	1.33 mi	35
Division Of Youth Service	1.58 mi	30
New Madrid County R-I	7.07 mi	6	331^st
Scott County Central	8.67 mi	2	264^th
East Prairie R-II	12.03 mi	3	284^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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