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Clever High

Public Grades 9-12
67th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 367 Missouri High Schools
Better than 82% of Missouri high schools
Summary

Clever High is a public high school located in Clever, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 407 students. The school is part of the Clever R-V school district, which is ranked 63 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clever High has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in Algebra I, Biology I, and English II compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 55.4% of Clever High students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 45.4%. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.5% to 98.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Clever High has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 17.58% to 25.06% over the past few years, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Kickapoo High, a larger high school in Springfield, has lower test scores and a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to Clever High. Clever High has also performed well for both White students and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top half of Missouri high schools for these subgroups in recent years. While Clever High's spending per student, ranging from $9,097 to $9,567 over the past few years, is lower than the nearby Marionville High ($14,714), the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.4 to 14.9, which is lower than the nearby Kickapoo High (19.1) and Nixa High (17.3), potentially indicating more individualized attention for students.

397
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,903
Per pupil spending ?
21.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6800 W Hwy 14
       Clever, MO  65631-9103

(417) 743-4830

District: Clever R-V


Feeder schools for Clever High:

Elementary:    Clever Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.9%
Two or more races:
2.8%
Hispanic:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2014 → 82nd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Missouri average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 18% of Missouri high schools
98% graduate within 4 years
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school55%
District avg56%
Missouri avg45%
67th of 367
Missouri public high schools ?
Top 18%▲ up 18 pts since 2015
From top 36% (2015) to top 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
63rd of 367Clever R-V 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
202570.467 of 36781.7%★★★★☆
202432.4251 of 37833.6%★★☆☆☆
202347.1156 of 35255.7%★★★☆☆
202255.0115 of 36168.1%★★★☆☆
201959.2132 of 46071.3%★★★★☆
201875.442 of 46891.0%★★★★★
201767.8111 of 40472.5%★★★★☆
201669.781 of 40179.8%★★★★☆
201559.0181 of 50464.1%★★★☆☆
201457.6184 of 52164.7%★★★☆☆
201344.8303 of 52342.1%★★☆☆☆
201249.3271 of 52248.1%★★☆☆☆
201133.4406 of 52823.1%★☆☆☆☆
201019.9464 of 51610.1%★☆☆☆☆
200950.1237 of 50753.3%★★★☆☆
200864.2153 of 53971.6%★★★★☆
200762.4158 of 53870.6%★★★★☆
200668.1118 of 53477.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
202445.6138 of 27449.6%★★★☆☆
201972.141 of 36888.9%★★★★☆
201874.232 of 38291.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
202565.364 of 30679.1%★★★★☆
202426.8232 of 32127.7%★☆☆☆☆
202343.1130 of 30257.0%★★★☆☆
202247.3119 of 31061.6%★★★☆☆
201949.8165 of 43061.6%★★★☆☆
201872.052 of 44088.2%★★★★☆
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)
White (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)50th percentile+16 vs school
By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?
English II66%+13 vs state
Algebra I55%+10 vs state
Biology I42%+5 vs state

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Clever High ranks 67th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Clever High are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Clever High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clever Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Clever High.


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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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