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Muriel Battle High School

Q: Is Muriel Battle High School a good school?

Muriel Battle High School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Missouri high schools.

Q: How many students attend Muriel Battle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,492 students attended Muriel Battle High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Muriel Battle High School?

Students at Muriel Battle High School are 38% White, 35% African American, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Muriel Battle High School?

Muriel Battle High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Blue Ridge Elementary Elementary : Cedar Ridge Elementary Elementary : Derby Ridge Elementary Elementary : Eliot Battle Elementary Elementary : Two Mile Prairie Elementary Middle : John B. Lange Middle Middle : Oakland Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 13% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Muriel Battle High School is a public high school in Columbia 93 School District, serving 1,508 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 7.2% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 44% for the district and 45.4% for the state. Muriel Battle High also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than nearby high schools, as well as significantly higher chronic absenteeism.

Muriel Battle High School spends more per student ($14,115) than other district schools, such as Rock Bridge Senior High ($12,902) and David H. Hickman High ($13,417), but this higher spending does not translate into better academic outcomes. When compared to nearby high schools outside the district, such as North Callaway High, Centralia High, Southern Boone High, and Hallsville High, Muriel Battle High School generally performs worse on academic measures and has higher chronic absenteeism.

The challenges faced by Muriel Battle High School, including its underperformance compared to both the district and state averages, as well as nearby schools, suggest the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to address these disparities and improve student outcomes.

1,492

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,188

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7575 St. Charles Road
Columbia, MO 65202-9029

(573) 214-3300

District: Columbia 93

Feeder schools for Muriel Battle High School:

Elementary:	Blue Ridge Elementary
	Cedar Ridge Elementary
	Derby Ridge Elementary
	Eliot Battle Elementary
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	Two Mile Prairie Elementary
Middle:	John B. Lange Middle
	Oakland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.5%

African American:

34.8%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg43%

Missouri avg45%

319^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	14.5	319 of 367	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	306 of 378	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	273 of 352	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	268 of 361	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	229 of 358	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	376 of 460	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	442 of 468	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	383 of 404	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	357 of 401	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	459 of 504	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	75 of 105	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	76 of 105	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	92 of 105	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	94 of 106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	110 of 129	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	43 of 53	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	4 of 42	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	22.5	30 of 33	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	59.3	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	72 of 96	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	83 of 100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	241 of 279	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	200 of 274	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	202 of 268	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	173 of 250	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	180 of 255	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	336 of 368	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	374 of 382	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	30 of 40	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	45 of 52	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	133 of 135	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	240 of 321	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	123 of 302	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	193 of 310	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	152 of 309	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	283 of 430	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	363 of 440	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)64th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2021)15th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II26%-27 vs state

Biology I24%-14 vs state

Government20%-20 vs state

Algebra II14%-44 vs state

Algebra I7%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Muriel Battle High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP English I (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
North Callaway High	Public	9-12	2700 Thunderbird Dr	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 386-2211	347	28	12.5	36.6%	314 (90.5%)	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	49.6	161^st of 367 public high schools	56.1%		29.4	265^th of 378 public high schools	29.9%	104	32.4	38.4	52.3				$12,454	$1,043	$11,411
Centralia High	Public	9-12	849 S Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-3508	398	31	12.7	21.4%	371 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	65.8	81^st of 367 public high schools	77.9%		37.9	223^rd of 378 public high schools	41.0%	142	51.1	41.5			78.7		$13,611	$308	$13,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Muriel Battle High School

What schools feed into Muriel Battle High School?

Muriel Battle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Cedar Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Derby Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Eliot Battle Elementary
Elementary : Two Mile Prairie Elementary
Middle : John B. Lange Middle
Middle : Oakland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Muriel Battle High School?

Students at Muriel Battle High School are 38% White, 35% African American, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Muriel Battle High School in?

Columbia 93

Is Muriel Battle High School a good school?

Muriel Battle High School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Missouri high schools.

How many students attend Muriel Battle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,492 students attended Muriel Battle High School.

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