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Southeast Elementary

Public Grades 1-4

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Southeast Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sikeston, Missouri, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the Sikeston R-6 school district, which is ranked 253 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southeast Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 678-732 out of 900-1052 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is also significantly below the state and district averages, with only 30.2% of 3rd graders and 33.2% of 4th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.4% and 43.8%, respectively. Additionally, Southeast Elementary has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.4% to 20.8% over the past 3 years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Southeast Elementary to other schools in the Sikeston R-6 district, it performs significantly worse on academic measures. For example, Lee Hunter Elementary, which is also in the district, has much higher proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts for 3rd and 4th graders. However, Southeast Elementary appears to be doing a better job serving its African American and low-socioeconomic status students compared to its white students, as the school's ranking for these subgroups is higher than its overall ranking.

250

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,658

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Ables Rd
Sikeston, MO 63801-3767

(573) 472-0707

District: Sikeston R-6

Students who attend Southeast Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sikeston Junior High School
	Sikeston Middle School
High:	Sikeston Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

African American:

35.2%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Missouri avg43%

678^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Sikeston R-6

253^rd of 367Sikeston R-6 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	27.9	678 of 900	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	709 of 906	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	732 of 898	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	685 of 908	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	689 of 901	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	893 of 1052	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	904 of 1045	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	916 of 1032	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	741 of 865	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	808 of 1058	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	918 of 1089	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	900 of 1108	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	931 of 1085	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	849 of 1088	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	915 of 1066	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	764 of 1053	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	945 of 1084	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	702 of 1080	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.6	728 of 1074	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	46.6	83 of 185	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	31 of 184	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	184 of 250	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	248 of 638	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	313 of 625	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	299 of 611	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	180 of 532	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	216 of 574	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	645 of 907	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	803 of 887	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	509 of 666	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	601 of 668	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	607 of 673	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	627 of 675	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	620 of 691	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	845 of 917	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	841 of 898	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+36 vs school

African American (2023)55th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

English Language Arts27%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, November 12, 2018

What I absolutely admire about Southeast is the love that our staff have each and every student that walks through the door. Close Quote

Schools Near Southeast Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southeast Elementary	Public	1-4	2300 Ables Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-0707	250	22	11.5	100.0%	120 (48.0%)	88 (35.2%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.4%)	27.9	678^th of 900 public elementary schools	24.7%		22.6	709^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.7%	31	30.2	33.2				33.2	19.4			$12,658	$1,453	$11,206
Wing Elementary	Public	1-4	1123 Gen George E Day Parkway	Sikeston	63801	New Madrid County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0615	359	27	13.2	100.0%	151 (42.1%)	147 (40.9%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	28.1	677^th of 900 public elementary schools	24.8%		20	733^rd of 906 public elementary schools	19.1%	56	23.6	25.5				37.5	30.8			$11,059	$1,225	$9,834
Sikeston Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	1310 E Salcedo Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0653	403	30	13.5	100.0%	217 (53.8%)	131 (32.5%)	21 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.2%)								(n/a)										$11,440	$1,241	$10,199
Lee Hunter Elementary	Public	1-4	315 Baker Street	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-2200	369	25	15.0	100.0%	208 (56.4%)	116 (31.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	59.1	369^th of 900 public elementary schools	59.0%		50.7	445^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.9%	76	47.1	56.5				38.5	43.3			$11,293	$1,228	$10,066
Matthews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Story St	Matthews	63867	New Madrid County	New Madrid County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0077	139	15	9.5	100.0%	121 (87.1%)	8 (5.8%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	14.3	784^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.9%		15.5	778^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.1%	6		29.3	14.4		10.8					$16,766	$1,731	$15,034
Scott County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	20794 Us Hwy 61	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Scott County Central	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-3511	194	18	11.0	100.0%	152 (78.4%)	26 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	35.4	614^th of 900 public elementary schools	31.8%		35.3	603^rd of 906 public elementary schools	33.4%	11	5.4		90.4	33.5		26.4			19.1	$13,429	$508	$12,921
Warren E. Hearnes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1015 Plant Rd	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Charleston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 683-3728	276	22	12.5	100.0%	98 (35.5%)	140 (50.7%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)								(n/a)	18.0					16.0				$11,569	$663	$10,906
East Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Wilkinson St	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 649-3521	412	34	12.1	100.0%	374 (90.8%)	13 (3.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	24	706^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.6%		43.9	520^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.6%	186	27.0	24.6				25.5	33.2			$10,011	$491	$9,520
Scott County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4035 State Hwy 77	Benton	63736	Scott County	Scott County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 545-3541	410	32	12.7	51.7%	375 (91.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	14.3	781^st of 900 public elementary schools	13.2%		18.4	745^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.8%	36	22.0	18.7	14.4		14.4	26.5	18.6	20.7		$11,478	$651	$10,827
Oran Elementary School	Public	K-6	310 Church St	Oran	63771	Scott County	Oran R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 262-3435	139	11	12.8	51.1%	123 (88.5%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)								(n/a)									17.8	$11,420	$1,108	$10,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Elementary

What district is Southeast Elementary in?

Sikeston R-6

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elementary?

Students at Southeast Elementary are 48% White, 35% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Southeast Elementary a good school?

Southeast Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Southeast Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Southeast Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Southeast Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southeast Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sikeston Junior High School
Middle : Sikeston Middle School
High : Sikeston Senior High School

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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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