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Sikeston Senior High School

Q: Is Sikeston Senior High School a good school?

Sikeston Senior High School ranks 233 rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 37% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Sikeston Senior High School is a public high school in Sikeston, Missouri, serving 977 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sikeston R-6 School District, which is ranked 253 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sikeston Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri high schools over the past several years, ranging from 167th to 234th out of 300-400 schools. The school maintains a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Missouri high schools. While the school performs better for its White and Low Socio-Economic Status student groups, it struggles with its African American, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Disabled student groups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Missouri high schools for these subgroups. Sikeston Senior High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 95-97% and a low dropout rate of 0.6-0.7%.

Compared to nearby schools like Bell City High, Oran High School, and Richland High, Sikeston Senior High School generally underperforms in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and other key metrics. Richland High, in particular, is a standout, ranking among the top 10 high schools in Missouri. Despite spending between $10,794 and $11,834 per student, which is on the higher end compared to nearby schools, Sikeston Senior High School's academic outcomes do not reflect this higher level of spending. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.2 to 19.5 in recent years, which may contribute to its challenges.

955

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,372

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Pine St
Sikeston, MO 63801-3258

(573) 472-8850

District: Sikeston R-6

Feeder schools for Sikeston Senior High School:

Elementary:	Lee Hunter Elementary
	Sikeston Kindergarten Center
	Southeast Elementary
	Wing Elementary
Middle:	Sikeston Junior High School
	Sikeston Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

African American:

32.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2021) to 37th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Missouri avg45%

233^rd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	34.8	233 of 367	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	234 of 378	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	219 of 352	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	167 of 361	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	164 of 358	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	308 of 460	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	383 of 468	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.2	294 of 404	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	320 of 401	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	398 of 504	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.8	445 of 521	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	429 of 523	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.5	302 of 522	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.5	347 of 528	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	348 of 516	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	289 of 507	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.3	414 of 539	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.4	297 of 538	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	331 of 534	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	61 of 105	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	43 of 105	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	53 of 99	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	31 of 105	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	28.4	78 of 106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	17.1	116 of 129	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	71 of 103	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	79 of 279	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	53 of 274	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	60 of 268	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	22 of 250	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	16 of 255	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	24.0	314 of 368	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	343 of 382	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	59 of 127	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	107 of 321	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	151 of 302	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	69 of 310	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	92 of 309	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	111 of 430	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	37.2	275 of 440	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)59th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2021)10th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II78%+20 vs state

English II46%-7 vs state

Algebra I31%-15 vs state

Government30%-11 vs state

Biology I25%-12 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 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
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
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)
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
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)
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
East Prairie High	Public	9-12	304 E Walnut	East Prairie	63845	Mississippi County	East Prairie R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 649-3564	301	23	13.2	100.0%	269 (89.4%)	16 (5.3%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27.4	277^th of 367 public high schools	24.5%		27.1	276^th of 378 public high schools	27.0%	1						23.9	25.2				$12,435	$582	$11,853
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
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
Richland High	Public	7-12	24456 State Hwy 114	Essex	63846	Stoddard County	Richland R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 283-5332	125	14	9.2	72.8%	110 (88.0%)	4 (3.2%)	8 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)		66.6	74.9		66.6	77.6					$20,763	$3,750	$17,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Sikeston Senior High School

What district is Sikeston Senior High School in?

Sikeston R-6

What is the racial makeup of Sikeston Senior High School?

Students at Sikeston Senior High School are 53% White, 32% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Sikeston Senior High School a good school?

Sikeston Senior High School ranks 233^rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Sikeston Senior High School?

Sikeston Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lee Hunter Elementary
Elementary : Sikeston Kindergarten Center
Elementary : Southeast Elementary
Elementary : Wing Elementary
Middle : Sikeston Junior High School
Middle : Sikeston Middle School

How many students attend Sikeston Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 955 students attended Sikeston Senior High School.

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