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Carthage High School

Q: Is Carthage High School a good school?

Carthage High School ranks 217 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 41% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Carthage High School is a public high school in Carthage, Missouri, serving 1,634 students in grades 9-12. While the school has consistently ranked in the middle range of Missouri high schools in recent years, its performance on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism lags behind several nearby high-performing schools.

Carthage High School's test scores on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) exams are generally below the state averages across subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, English II, and Government. Its 4-year graduation rate of around 90-91% is also slightly below the state average, and the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 15.1% to 20.5% in recent years. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly by student subgroups, with its Carthage R-Ix Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing much worse than the state averages.

In comparison, nearby high-performing schools like Carl Junction High School and Webb City High School consistently rank in the top 100 Missouri high schools and have stronger academic outcomes. Carthage High School's relatively high percentage of students (around 60%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that socioeconomic factors may be impacting the school's overall performance, and addressing the needs of its most vulnerable populations could be a key focus area for improvement.

1,626

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,726

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 South River
Carthage, MO 64836-9401

(417) 359-7020

District: Carthage R-Ix

Feeder schools for Carthage High School:

Elementary:	Carthage Intermediate Center
	Columbian Elementary
	Fairview Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
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	Pleasant Valley Elementary
	Steadley Elementary
Middle:	Carthage Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

Hispanic:

47.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 20 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Missouri avg44%

217^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	38.1	217 of 367	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	203 of 378	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	202 of 352	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	239 of 361	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	189 of 358	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	333 of 460	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	324 of 468	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	193 of 404	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.2	240 of 401	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	279 of 504	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	262 of 521	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	290 of 523	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.8	165 of 522	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	162 of 528	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	177 of 516	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	218 of 507	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.5	342 of 539	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.3	178 of 538	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.0	284 of 534	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	89 of 129	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	50 of 95	47.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	82.2	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	50.4	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	42 of 70	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	36 of 64	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	16.5	83 of 91	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	163 of 279	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	143 of 274	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	88 of 268	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	125 of 250	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	101 of 255	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	305 of 368	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	302 of 382	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	73 of 135	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	139 of 306	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	109 of 321	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	69 of 302	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.3	168 of 310	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	142 of 309	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	192 of 430	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	164 of 440	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)94th percentile+47 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II46%-7 vs state

Biology I36%~ state avg

Government30%-11 vs state

Algebra I25%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP English Language Arts (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th 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	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
Carthage High School	Public	9-12	2600 South River	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7020	1,626	88	18.3	56.9%	785 (48.3%)	10 (0.6%)	768 (47.2%)	9 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	43 (2.6%)	38.1	217^th of 367 public high schools	40.9%		41.5	203^rd of 378 public high schools	46.3%	14							25.4	35.8	46.1		29.5	$11,726	$542	$11,184
Carthage Technical Center	Public	9-12	1100 E. Airport Drive	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7026	0	30	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Webb City High	Public	9-12	621 N Madison	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6010	1,381	88	15.6	40.0%	1,121 (81.2%)	25 (1.8%)	118 (8.5%)	16 (1.2%)	14 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	81 (5.9%)	66.3	80^th of 367 public high schools	78.2%		63.2	84^th of 378 public high schools	77.8%	4							38.0	45.8	62.1	76.2	46.0	$10,959	$683	$10,276
Sarcoxie High	Public	6-12	101 S 17th St	Sarcoxie	64862	Jasper County	Sarcoxie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 548-2153	387	29	13.5	62.8%	311 (80.4%)	4 (1.0%)	47 (12.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)	41.3	201^st of 367 public high schools	45.2%		46.6	171^st of 378 public high schools	54.8%	30	57.2		61.2	55.6	36.9	52.2	27.7	34.7				$14,339	$3,729	$10,610
Diamond High	Public	9-12	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5188	243	22	11.0	44.9%	200 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.7%)	32.2	252^nd of 367 public high schools	31.3%		21.8	298^th of 378 public high schools	21.2%	46							38.9	22.4				$14,294	$316	$13,978
Joplin High	Public	9-12	2104 Indiana Ave	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5230	2,288	125	18.3	58.8%	1,537 (67.2%)	112 (4.9%)	286 (12.5%)	38 (1.7%)	45 (2.0%)	56 (2.4%)	214 (9.4%)	52	145^th of 367 public high schools	60.5%		47.2	167^th of 378 public high schools	55.8%	22							37.2	39.4	51.4	63.6	37.2	$10,614	$1,330	$9,284
Franklin Technology Center	Public	9-12	2104 Indiana Ave	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5260	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jasper County High School	Public	7-12	201 W Mercer	Jasper	64755	Jasper County	Jasper County R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 394-2511	213	18	11.7	48.8%	190 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	33.8	239^th of 367 public high schools	34.9%		27.5	273^rd of 378 public high schools	27.8%	34		49.9					24.3	32.2				$11,492	$517	$10,975
Gateway School	Public	5-12	1823 W 20th St	Joplin	64804	Jasper County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 629-3410	11	2	5.5	72.7%	10 (90.9%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Carl Junction High School	Public	9-12	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 649-7081	924	65	14.2	31.3%	757 (81.9%)	10 (1.1%)	52 (5.6%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	76 (8.2%)	70.7	65^th of 367 public high schools	82.3%		64.9	82^nd of 378 public high schools	78.3%	17							44.0	51.9	66.3		43.5	$11,841	$465	$11,377

Frequently Asked Questions about Carthage High School

What is the racial makeup of Carthage High School?

Students at Carthage High School are 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Carthage High School in?

Carthage R-Ix

Is Carthage High School a good school?

Carthage High School ranks 217^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Carthage High School?

Carthage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carthage Intermediate Center
Elementary : Columbian Elementary
Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Valley Elementary
Elementary : Steadley Elementary
Middle : Carthage Junior High

How many students attend Carthage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,626 students attended Carthage High School.

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