Steelville R-III

Summary:

The Steelville R-III school district in Missouri consists of three schools: Steelville Elementary, Steelville High, and Steelville Middle. The district faces several challenges, including underperformance on standardized tests, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student success.

Among the standout schools, Steelville High School ranks the highest in the district, at 194 out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025, and maintains a strong 95.3% four-year graduation rate. Steelville Middle School also performs better than the elementary school on several academic metrics, such as 33.7% proficiency in 6th grade math and 31.1% proficiency in 7th grade English Language Arts in 2024-2025, and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 19.1% compared to the district average.

However, the schools in the Steelville R-III district generally underperform the state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points below the state. Steelville Elementary has particularly low math proficiency, with only 26.4% of 3rd graders and 31.6% of 4th graders meeting or exceeding standards in 2024-2025. Additionally, all three schools in the district have a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.1%, which is higher than the state average.

District Detail

817 W Main
Steelville, MO 65565-0339

(573) 775-2175

SchoolDigger Rank:
243^rd of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 908

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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)	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Steelville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	868 W Main St	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 775-2099	346	29	11.7	59.0%	335 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33.9	628^th of 900 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.2	694^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.4%	66	26.4	31.6							39.6								$12,431	$874	$11,557
Steelville High	Public	9-12	17154 Highway 19	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 775-2144	278	23	12.0	54.0%	263 (94.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	42.5	194^th of 367 public high schools	47.1%		38.6	219^th of 378 public high schools	42.1%	25														17.1	31.4	56.2	$12,831	$253	$12,578
Steelville Middle	Public	5-8	810 W Main St	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 775-2176	284	21	13.7	58.8%	275 (96.8%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32.7	304^th of 438 public middle schools	30.6%		42.1	259^th of 451 public middle schools	42.6%	45			8.2	33.7	34.3	33.3	25.8	30.5		20.4	24.3	31.1	12.5				$11,756	$306	$11,451

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crawford County R-II	6.31 mi	3	142^nd
Crawford County R-I	12.77 mi	3	179^th
St. James R-I	13.62 mi	3	93^rd
Sullivan	19.28 mi	4	129^th
Strain-Japan R-XVI	20.9 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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