High Schools in Silex R-I

Summary:

The Silex R-I school district in Missouri is home to a single high school, Silex High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 74th out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025 to 239th out of 352 in 2022-2023.

Despite some academic challenges, Silex High maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 94.7%. However, the school's test scores, particularly in Algebra II and 8th-grade Mathematics, are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 8.4% and 9.2% of students scoring proficient or better, respectively, in 2024-2025. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9% in 2023-2024 is also a concern.

Silex High's spending per student of $10,723 in 2021-2022 is relatively high, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1. Additionally, nearly 30% of Silex High students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school may face challenges related to socioeconomic factors that can impact academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that Silex High has areas of strength, such as its high graduation rate, but also faces significant academic challenges that may require further investigation and targeted interventions.

District Detail

64 Hwy Uu
Silex, MO 63377-0046

(573) 384-5227

SchoolDigger Rank:
180^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 433

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Algebra 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	247	19	13.2	33.2%	241 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	67.7	74^th of 367 public high schools	79.8%		37.5	224^th of 378 public high schools	40.7%	150	34.4	9.2	39.4	79.9	8.4	$10,488	$236	$10,252

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pike County R-III	8.51 mi	4
Troy R-III	10.69 mi	12	115^th
Division Of Youth Service	10.81 mi	30
Elsberry R-II	14.5 mi	3	195^th
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	15.99 mi	35

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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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