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Monett High

Q: Is Monett High a good school?

Monett High ranks 183 rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 50% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Monett High is a public high school located in Monett, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 739 students. The school is part of the Monett R-I school district, which is ranked 105 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monett High has seen a steady increase in its 4-year graduation rate, reaching 95.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low dropout rate of 0.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, lower than the state average. However, Monett High's chronic absenteeism rate, while decreasing, is still higher than the state average at 15.5% in 2023-2024. The school's test scores in core subjects are generally lower than the state average, with the exception of English II, where Monett High outperforms the state.

Compared to nearby schools like Sarcoxie High, Marionville High, and Mount Vernon High, Monett High's performance is generally on par or slightly better in terms of graduation rates, test scores, and subgroup performance. The school's spending per student, at $13,255 in the 2021-2022 school year, is higher than the nearby schools, which could be a contributing factor to its relatively strong performance in some areas.

742

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,095

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One David Sippy Dr
Monett, MO 65708-1358

(417) 235-5445

District: Monett R-I

Feeder schools for Monett High:

Elementary:	Monett Elementary
	Monett Intermediate
Middle:	Monett Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

42.0%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Missouri median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2019) to 50th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Missouri avg44%

183^rd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 367Monett R-I 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	44.3	183 of 367	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	135 of 378	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	126 of 352	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	138 of 361	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	156 of 358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	51 of 460	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	190 of 468	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.2	257 of 404	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	299 of 401	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.5	372 of 504	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	409 of 521	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.1	266 of 523	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	341 of 522	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.9	355 of 528	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	291 of 516	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.8	134 of 507	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	59.2	210 of 539	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.0	90 of 538	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	49.4	293 of 534	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	75 of 111	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	102 of 129	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	32 of 74	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	28 of 70	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	21 of 57	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	13 of 40	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	33.0	62 of 84	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	71 of 279	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	51 of 274	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	120 of 268	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	44 of 250	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	34 of 255	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	21 of 368	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	51.8	149 of 382	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	75 of 135	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	91 of 127	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	138 of 306	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	69 of 321	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	63 of 302	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	54 of 310	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	91 of 309	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	47 of 430	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	105 of 440	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II55%~ state avg

Government38%~ state avg

Algebra I31%-15 vs state

Biology I28%-9 vs state

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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)	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 Science 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monett High	Public	9-12	One David Sippy Dr	Monett	65708	Lawrence County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-5445	742	49	15.1	51.9%	364 (49.1%)	2 (0.3%)	312 (42.0%)	27 (3.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	44.3	183^rd of 367 public high schools	50.1%		52	135^th of 378 public high schools	64.3%	48								30.7	28.5	54.7	38.4	$15,095	$1,541	$13,554
Scott Regional Technical Center	Public	9-12	Two David Sippy Dr	Monett	65708	Lawrence County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-7022	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pierce City High	Public	9-12	300 Myrtle St	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 476-2515	205	16	12.8	28.3%	181 (88.3%)	5 (2.4%)	13 (6.3%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64	89^th of 367 public high schools	75.7%		15.1	330^th of 378 public high schools	12.7%	241								49.0		62.1		$11,194	$493	$10,701
Verona High	Public	7-12	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(833) 402-9580	143	16	8.8	62.9%	92 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (29.4%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10.8	326^th of 367 public high schools	11.2%		9.9	347^th of 378 public high schools	8.2%	21		15.9		15.0				9.2	14.3			$16,457	$432	$16,026
Purdy High	Public	7-12	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3215	267	23	11.4	63.7%	155 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (36.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	31	262^nd of 367 public high schools	28.6%		22.4	296^th of 378 public high schools	21.7%	34		37.7	28.3			35.7		24.4	28.3			$13,769	$1,650	$12,119
Aurora High	Public	9-12	305 W Prospect St	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3355	550	41	13.5	60.2%	423 (76.9%)	4 (0.7%)	87 (15.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	38.1	216^th of 367 public high schools	41.1%		36.8	228^th of 378 public high schools	39.7%	12								27.4	27.9	49.9	33.5	$12,200	$385	$11,815
Mt. Vernon Treatment Center	Public	6-12	500 State Dr	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-0292	26	4	6.5	88.5%	21 (80.8%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Mount Vernon High	Public	9-12	400 W Hwy 174	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-7526	474	33	14.3	43.7%	429 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	53.3	133^rd of 367 public high schools	63.8%		68.4	63^rd of 378 public high schools	83.3%	70								17.1	58.7			$10,690	$519	$10,172
Wheaton High	Public	7-12	116 McCall	Wheaton	64874	Barry County	Wheaton R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 652-7249	199	16	12.2	62.3%	130 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	54 (27.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)		13.0	27.4	33.2			24.3	26.8				$11,627	$1,069	$10,557
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monett High

What schools feed into Monett High?

Monett High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Monett Elementary
Elementary : Monett Intermediate
Middle : Monett Middle

How many students attend Monett High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Monett High.

Is Monett High a good school?

Monett High ranks 183^rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Monett High in?

Monett R-I

What is the racial makeup of Monett High?

Students at Monett High are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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