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Rock Bridge Senior High

Q: Is Rock Bridge Senior High a good school?

Rock Bridge Senior High ranks 44 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 88% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Rock Bridge Senior High is a public high school located in Columbia, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,056 students. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district, which is ranked 154 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rock Bridge Senior High has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of Missouri high schools in recent years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 44th out of 367 Missouri high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and district averages in end-of-course assessments across subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, English II, Algebra II, and Government. For example, in 2024-2025, 67.3% of Rock Bridge Senior High students were proficient or better in English II, compared to 49.2% for the Columbia 93 district and 52.9% for the state.

While Rock Bridge Senior High maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 95.3% in recent years, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state and district averages. However, the school performs well across various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students, often placing in the top quartile or top third of Missouri high schools for these subgroups.

1,997

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,539

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4303 S Providence Rd
Columbia, MO 65203-7159

(573) 214-3100

District: Columbia 93

Feeder schools for Rock Bridge Senior High:

Elementary:	Beulah Ralph Elementary
	Mill Creek Elementary
	New Haven Elementary
	Rock Bridge Elementary
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	Russell Blvd. Elementary
Middle:	Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School
	John Warner Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

African American:

10.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (57% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Missouri high schools

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg43%

Missouri avg45%

44^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Columbia 93

154^th of 367Columbia 93 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	44 of 367	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	55 of 378	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	82 of 352	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	89 of 361	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	46 of 358	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	94 of 460	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	114 of 468	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	78 of 404	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	61.6	116 of 401	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	65.1	116 of 504	77.0%	★★★★☆
2014	58.7	173 of 521	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.0	377 of 523	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	59.3	167 of 522	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.8	220 of 528	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.9	161 of 516	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	97 of 507	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	85.9	31 of 539	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	94.1	10 of 538	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	17 of 534	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	29 of 105	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	30 of 105	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	75 of 105	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	42 of 96	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	34 of 106	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	47 of 111	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	57.3	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	37 of 129	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	49 of 103	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	7 of 53	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	3 of 42	92.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.9	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	54 of 96	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	56 of 100	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	54.5	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.5	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	90 of 279	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	90 of 274	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	98 of 268	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	140 of 250	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.3	56 of 255	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	32.6	268 of 368	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	310 of 382	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	10 of 40	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	19 of 52	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	38 of 138	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	65 of 135	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	17 of 127	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	47 of 306	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	48 of 321	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	84 of 302	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	89 of 310	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	38 of 309	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	73 of 430	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	87 of 440	80.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2022)67th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-59 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II67%+14 vs state

Algebra II62%+4 vs state

Biology I56%+19 vs state

Government52%+11 vs state

Algebra I43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP Science (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 8th Grade	MAP Science 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
Rock Bridge Senior High	Public	9-12	4303 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3100	1,997	109	18.2	17.9%	1,322 (66.2%)	213 (10.7%)	130 (6.5%)	157 (7.9%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	166 (8.3%)	76.2	44^th of 367 public high schools	88.0%		70.9	55^th of 378 public high schools	85.4%	11			43.0	56.4	67.3	62.2	51.8	$14,539	$339	$14,200
Columbia Area Career Center	Public	10-12	4203 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3800	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MOCA at Louisiana	Public	7-12	311 S. Providence	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Louisiana R-II	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(417) 413-2744	0																		(n/a)								$11,233	$38	$11,195
Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	310 N. Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3680	185	20	9.2	100.0%	48 (25.9%)	50 (27.0%)	61 (33.0%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	5.4	351^st of 367 public high schools	4.4%		4.3	374^th of 378 public high schools	1.1%	23			8.0	8.3	15.0		4.4	$20,801	$324	$20,477
David H. Hickman High	Public	9-12	1104 N Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3000	2,007	126	15.9	33.0%	1,149 (57.2%)	407 (20.3%)	139 (6.9%)	85 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	224 (11.2%)	50	155^th of 367 public high schools	57.8%		56.6	111^th of 378 public high schools	70.6%	44			20.5	41.9	52.2	50.2	39.4	$16,029	$390	$15,638
Muriel Battle High School	Public	9-12	7575 St. Charles Road	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3300	1,492	111	13.4	49.5%	560 (37.5%)	519 (34.8%)	182 (12.2%)	46 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	178 (11.9%)	14.5	319^th of 367 public high schools	13.1%		20.4	306^th of 378 public high schools	19.0%	13			7.2	23.6	25.5	13.9	20.3	$17,188	$336	$16,852
Southern Boone High	Public	9-12	14520 Crump Ln	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2144	570	38	14.8	18.2%	491 (86.1%)	10 (1.8%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	80.5	35^th of 367 public high schools	90.5%		75.7	37^th of 378 public high schools	90.2%	2			70.2	51.8	60.4		54.5	$11,394	$494	$10,900
Jamestown C-I High	Public	6-12	222 School St	Jamestown	65046	Moniteau County	Jamestown C-1	No	No	No	No	(660) 849-2141	112	11	10.1	17.0%	110 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			12.5					$13,106	$377	$12,729
Prairie Home High	Public	6-12	301 Hwy Drive	Prairie Home	65068	Cooper County	Prairie Home R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 841-5296	90	10	9.3	44.4%	84 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	20.0	20.0						$13,007	$108	$12,899
Hallsville High	Public	9-12	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	464	30	15.4	25.4%	396 (85.3%)	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.7%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.6%)	57.3	115^th of 367 public high schools	68.7%		46.2	175^th of 378 public high schools	53.7%	60			36.2	35.9	64.6			$11,578	$830	$10,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Bridge Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Rock Bridge Senior High?

Students at Rock Bridge Senior High are 66% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Rock Bridge Senior High in?

Columbia 93

Is Rock Bridge Senior High a good school?

Rock Bridge Senior High ranks 44^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rock Bridge Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,997 students attended Rock Bridge Senior High.

What schools feed into Rock Bridge Senior High?

Rock Bridge Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beulah Ralph Elementary
Elementary : Mill Creek Elementary
Elementary : New Haven Elementary
Elementary : Rock Bridge Elementary
Elementary : Russell Blvd. Elementary
Middle : Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School
Middle : John Warner Middle School

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