South Iron County R-I

Summary:

The South Iron County R-I school district in Missouri operates two schools: South Iron High School and South Iron Elementary School. The district is ranked 87th out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Iron High School has seen significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 289th out of 352 Missouri high schools in 2022-2023 to 124th out of 367 in 2024-2025. The school has a high four-year graduation rate of 95.2% and outperforms the state average in the percentage of students proficient or better in MAP/Biology I. In contrast, South Iron Elementary School has struggled with its statewide ranking, ranking between 557th and 747th out of over 1,000 Missouri elementary schools in recent years.

The data also reveals that South Iron Elementary School has a high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 83.87%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. This may contribute to the school's lower academic performance, as evidenced by its 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 28%, which is significantly lower than the state average of 41.6%. Overall, the schools in the South Iron County R-I district present a mixed picture, with the high school showing improvement and the elementary school facing more significant challenges.

District Detail

210 School St
Annapolis, MO 63620-0210

(573) 598-4241

SchoolDigger Rank:
87^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 284

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Iron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	210 School St	Annapolis	63620	Iron County	South Iron County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 598-4240	139	14	9.6	76.3%	128 (92.1%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)			$12,712	$165	$12,547
South Iron High	Public	7-12	210 School St	Annapolis	63620	Iron County	South Iron County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 598-4241	145	15	9.8	73.8%	122 (84.1%)	12 (8.3%)	9 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	55.5	124^th of 367 public high schools	66.2%		31	259^th of 378 public high schools	31.5%	135	23.4	48.6	$15,342	$623	$14,719

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lesterville R-IV	10.33 mi	3
Clearwater R-I	13.6 mi	3	292^nd
Centerville R-I	15.04 mi	1
Arcadia Valley R-II	16.3 mi	4	219^th
Southern Reynolds County R-II	16.81 mi	2	169^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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