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Scott County Central High

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Scott County Central High is a public high school located in Sikeston, Missouri, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is part of the Scott County Central District, which is ranked 311 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scott County Central High consistently ranks in the bottom third of Missouri high schools, with a ranking between 263-328 out of 358-378 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state average across various subjects and grade levels, with only 14.3% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 41.5%. When comparing to nearby schools, such as Charleston High, Delta High, Chaffee Junior-Senior High, and Sikeston Senior High School, Scott County Central High generally performs worse on state assessments.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 69.5% to 88.0% in recent years, which is lower than the graduation rates of nearby schools. Additionally, Scott County Central High has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.6% to 22.9%, significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.66% to 97.95%, suggesting that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the school's academic struggles.

108

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,743

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20794 Us Hwy 61
Sikeston, MO 63801-7260

(573) 471-2001

District: Scott County Central

Feeder schools for Scott County Central High:

Elementary:

Scott County Central Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

African American:

19.4%

Two or more races:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2011 → 13th in 2024

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 27 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Missouri avg44%

Not ranked this year

Scott County Central High did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

264^th of 367Scott County Central 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	304 of 459	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	455 of 587	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	464 of 552	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	463 of 568	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	492 of 585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	586 of 633	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	600 of 649	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	577 of 623	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	513 of 625	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	568 of 614	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.0	554 of 601	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	559 of 624	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	572 of 624	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	585 of 619	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	79 of 365	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	188 of 482	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	287 of 422	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	24.9	404 of 479	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	328 of 378	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	306 of 361	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	263 of 358	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	329 of 468	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.1	371 of 404	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	458 of 504	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	485 of 521	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	35.6	387 of 523	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	475 of 522	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	477 of 528	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	422 of 516	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	431 of 507	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	481 of 539	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	495 of 538	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	497 of 534	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	169 of 274	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	106 of 255	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	147 of 382	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	25.3	239 of 309	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	273 of 440	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)78th percentile+45 vs school

White (2018)16th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile+25 vs school

White (2021)23rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2023-2024) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

English II30%-21 vs state

Algebra I14%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Scott County Central High

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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 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 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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
Scott County Central High	Public	7-12	20794 Us Hwy 61	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Scott County Central	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-2001	108	12	8.8	100.0%	67 (62.0%)	21 (19.4%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.8%)								(n/a)											$15,743	$834	$14,909
Sikeston Hope Center	Public	6-12	230 S Front St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-6652	11	1	11.0	72.7%	8 (72.7%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sikeston Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-5442	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sikeston Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-8850	955	61	15.5	100.0%	510 (53.4%)	309 (32.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.7%)	34.8	233^rd of 367 public high schools	36.5%		35.8	234^th of 378 public high schools	38.1%	1						30.8	25.1	45.8	77.7	29.5	$14,372	$1,081	$13,292
Oran High School	Public	7-12	310 Church St	Oran	63771	Scott County	Oran R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 262-3345	165	13	12.6	40.0%	152 (92.1%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)											$13,664	$739	$12,925
Thomas W. Kelly High	Public	9-12	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 545-3541	297	25	12.0	47.5%	283 (95.3%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	243^rd of 367 public high schools	33.8%		24.3	287^th of 378 public high schools	24.1%	44						14.5	40.0		4.9		$13,514	$152	$13,362
Bell City High	Public	7-12	25254 Walnut St	Bell City	63735	Stoddard County	Bell City R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 733-4444	91	13	6.7	62.6%	86 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)						94.6					$23,818	$438	$23,380
Chaffee Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	517 W Yoakum Ave	Chaffee	63740	Scott County	Chaffee R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 887-3226	269	24	11.1	54.6%	259 (96.3%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	12.3	322^nd of 367 public high schools	12.3%		23.6	290^th of 378 public high schools	23.3%	32		11.5	25.7	30.8	4.7	24.4	11.9		6.3		$12,260	$658	$11,603
Southeast Correctional Center	Public	7-12	300 E Pedro Simmons Dr	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(573) 683-4409	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Charleston High	Public	7-12	606 S. Thorn St	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Charleston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 683-3761	310	28	11.0	100.0%	82 (26.5%)	205 (66.1%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	7.5	343^rd of 367 public high schools	6.5%		11.8	341^st of 378 public high schools	9.8%	2	22.7		15.5	19.2	21.2		5.7			16.0	$13,151	$980	$12,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott County Central High

What schools feed into Scott County Central High?

Scott County Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Scott County Central Elementary

How many students attend Scott County Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 108 students attended Scott County Central High.

What is the racial makeup of Scott County Central High?

Students at Scott County Central High are 62% White, 19% African American, 15% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Scott County Central High in?

Scott County Central

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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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