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Purdy High

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Purdy High ranks 262 nd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 29% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Purdy High is a public high school located in Purdy, Missouri, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Purdy R-II School District, which is ranked 210 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Purdy High consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri high schools, with a ranking between 223 and 375 out of 352-460 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state average across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics, where only 28.3% of 8th graders and 24.4% of Algebra I students scored proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 32.7% and 45.4%, respectively. Purdy High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 88.5% and 96.2% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average.

Purdy High has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's ranking among Missouri high schools serving low-socioeconomic status students has ranged from 112 to 202 out of 250-274 schools over the past few years. Purdy High's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby high schools, such as East Newton High, Southwest High, and Aurora High, which all have higher rankings and better test scores. However, Purdy High's student-teacher ratio of 9.6 is lower than the nearby schools, which range from 14.4 to 15.4 students per teacher.

267

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,769

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr
Purdy, MO 65734-0248

(417) 442-3215

District: Purdy R-II

Feeder schools for Purdy High:

Elementary:

Purdy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 21 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Missouri avg40%

Middle school

237^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 41 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

262^nd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^th of 367Purdy R-II 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
2025	45.8	237 of 438	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	331 of 451	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	370 of 459	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	375 of 459	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	362 of 454	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	556 of 587	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	58.3	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	14.8	64 of 68	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	62 of 74	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	224 of 369	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	328 of 378	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	291 of 382	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	234 of 365	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	196 of 371	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	431 of 482	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	328 of 379	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	343 of 381	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	522 of 527	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	262 of 367	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	296 of 378	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	223 of 352	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	266 of 361	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	282 of 358	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	375 of 460	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	394 of 468	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	308 of 404	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	282 of 401	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.5	294 of 504	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	315 of 521	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	232 of 523	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	25.6	453 of 522	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	486 of 528	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	466 of 516	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	432 of 507	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	445 of 539	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	425 of 538	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.7	291 of 534	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	63 of 70	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	202 of 274	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	153 of 268	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	112 of 250	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	162 of 255	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	340 of 368	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	292 of 382	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	227 of 310	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	261 of 309	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	343 of 430	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	265 of 440	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile+57 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)13th percentile-13 vs school

High school

White (2022)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Biology I28%-9 vs state

Algebra I24%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Purdy 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 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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)
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
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
Cassville High	Public	9-12	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3137	586	41	14.1	53.4%	503 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.3%)	47.6	173^rd of 367 public high schools	52.9%		40.2	212^th of 378 public high schools	43.9%	39						29.1	36.4	53.6		$12,290	$445	$11,845
Exeter High	Public	9-12	101 Locust Street	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 835-3745	109	9	12.6	69.7%	94 (86.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	32.5	250^th of 367 public high schools	31.9%					(n/a)						33.5	25.8			$14,555	$1,363	$13,191
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
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
Southwest High	Public	9-12	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 826-5413	236	18	13.3	60.2%	203 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	36.3	227^th of 367 public high schools	38.1%		36.3	231^st of 378 public high schools	38.9%	4						18.2	34.8			$11,971	$855	$11,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Purdy High

What district is Purdy High in?

Purdy R-II

How many students attend Purdy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Purdy High.

What is the racial makeup of Purdy High?

Students at Purdy High are 58% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Purdy High a good school?

Purdy High ranks 262^nd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Purdy High?

Purdy High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Purdy Elementary

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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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