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Sarcoxie High

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Sarcoxie High ranks 201 st of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 45% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Sarcoxie High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 397 students in Sarcoxie, Missouri. The school is part of the Sarcoxie R-II School District, which is ranked 133 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sarcoxie High has demonstrated consistent academic excellence, ranking in the top 100 high schools in Missouri for several years and maintaining high proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been consistently high, ranging from 96.5% to 100% in recent years, significantly exceeding the state average. Despite serving a relatively high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, Sarcoxie High has been able to rank in the top 100-200 high schools in Missouri for this student population, indicating effective strategies and resources to support their academic success.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Miller High and Mount Vernon High, Sarcoxie High generally outperforms them in terms of state rankings, proficiency rates, and graduation rates. This suggests that Sarcoxie High has a stronger academic program and is more effective in supporting student learning and success compared to some of the neighboring schools in the region.

387

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,339

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 S 17th St
Sarcoxie, MO 64862-9649

(417) 548-2153

District: Sarcoxie R-II

Feeder schools for Sarcoxie High:

Elementary:

Wildwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Hispanic:

12.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2021 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Missouri avg40%

Middle school

74^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 69 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

201^st of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Missouri High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd of 367Sarcoxie 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	78.4	74 of 438	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	180 of 451	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	275 of 459	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	352 of 459	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	294 of 454	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	374 of 587	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	411 of 552	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	414 of 568	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	309 of 435	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	500 of 585	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	543 of 633	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	527 of 649	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.8	392 of 623	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	481 of 625	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	542 of 614	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.4	456 of 601	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.8	475 of 624	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.1	456 of 624	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	464 of 619	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	181 of 204	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	69.1	76 of 378	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	108 of 382	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	31.4	280 of 365	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	143 of 371	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	167 of 482	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	228 of 422	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	56 of 358	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	229 of 379	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	281 of 385	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	336 of 381	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	283 of 376	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	342 of 527	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	382 of 479	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	201 of 367	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	171 of 378	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	100 of 352	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	31.7	237 of 361	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	174 of 460	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	198 of 468	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.6	53 of 404	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	59 of 401	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	96 of 504	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	43.0	318 of 521	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	279 of 523	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	321 of 522	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	364 of 528	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	382 of 516	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.3	354 of 507	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.5	432 of 539	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	474 of 538	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	482 of 534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	107 of 279	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	96 of 250	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	188 of 255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.5	24 of 368	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	51.1	152 of 382	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	204 of 306	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	173 of 321	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	74 of 302	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	13.4	286 of 309	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	191 of 430	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	177 of 440	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)11th percentile-25 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 vs state

Biology I35%-3 vs state

Algebra I28%-18 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 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 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
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
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)
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
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
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
East Newton High	Public	9-12	22876 E Hwy 86	Granby	64844	Newton County	East Newton County R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 472-6238	445	30	14.7	57.8%	353 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	39 (8.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	49.7	160^th of 367 public high schools	56.4%		42.5	195^th of 378 public high schools	48.4%	35						47.8	29.0	53.4		$11,268	$1,132	$10,136
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sarcoxie High

How many students attend Sarcoxie High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Sarcoxie High.

What schools feed into Sarcoxie High?

Sarcoxie High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wildwood Elementary

What district is Sarcoxie High in?

Sarcoxie R-II

What is the racial makeup of Sarcoxie High?

Students at Sarcoxie High are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Sarcoxie High a good school?

Sarcoxie High ranks 201^st of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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