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Highlandville Elementary

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Highlandville Elementary ranks 508 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Highlandville Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Spokane R-Vii school district. The school has 369 students and is located in Highlandville, Missouri. While the school's district rank is 141 out of 367 in Missouri, it is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Highlandville Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 43.8%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.7% to 22.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Highlandville Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40% to 44.17% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as East Elementary and Espy Elementary in the Nixa Public Schools district, Highlandville Elementary generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's increased per-student spending, from $9,213 in 2018-2019 to $10,115 in 2020-2021, has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for the students.

384

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,739

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Spokane R-VII Schools
Highlandville, MO 65669-0069

(417) 443-2200

District: Spokane R-Vii

Students who attend Highlandville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spokane Middle
High:	Spokane High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2021) to 44th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Missouri avg42%

508^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 367Spokane R-Vii 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	45.8	508 of 900	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	416 of 906	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	447 of 898	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	434 of 908	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	398 of 901	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	720 of 1052	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	682 of 1045	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	833 of 1032	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	669 of 865	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.2	703 of 1058	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	580 of 1089	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	479 of 1108	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.4	616 of 1085	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	668 of 1088	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.1	452 of 1066	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	446 of 1053	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	543 of 1084	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.6	631 of 1080	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.2	640 of 1074	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	47.1	297 of 611	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	368 of 532	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	553 of 907	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	547 of 887	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	487 of 666	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	436 of 668	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	471 of 673	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	450 of 675	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	426 of 691	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	781 of 917	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	732 of 898	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)51st percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+15 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highlandville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Spokane R-VII Schools	Highlandville	65669	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 443-2200	384	29	13.1	42.2%	352 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	45.8	508^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.1	416^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.1%	92		16.2	30.7		57.6	48.9	33.9		$10,739	$387	$10,351
South Elementary	Public	K-4	1250 W South St	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5905	505	43	11.8	44.0%	420 (83.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.5%)	90.6	68^th of 900 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.8	55^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.9%	13	63.3	68.9				61.3	76.0		$11,562	$412	$11,149
Mathews Elementary	Public	K-4	605 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6520	457	36	12.5	32.4%	371 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.6%)	90.2	70^th of 900 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.9	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%	17	57.0	72.7				64.2	75.7		$11,436	$271	$11,165
Ozark Tigerpaw Early Child Center	Public	PK-K	302 N 4th Avenue	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5992	233	22	10.4	46.8%	192 (82.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.9%)								(n/a)									$19,922	$1,183	$18,739
East Elementary	Public	K-4	2449 E Hartley	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5906	515	44	11.5	38.6%	450 (87.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.4%)	93.5	38^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.8%		95	25^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.2%	13	67.1	78.0				64.6	75.3		$12,468	$887	$11,581
Espy Elementary	Public	K-4	220 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6820	371	32	11.5	35.8%	293 (79.0%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.4%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)								(n/a)	64.0	78.9							$12,262	$554	$11,708
Galena-Abesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Medical Springs Rd	Galena	65656	Stone County	Galena R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 357-6378	202	24	8.4	100.0%	184 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	18.6	748^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.9%		17.7	749^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.3%	1	19.3	20.0	30.9	17.7	23.2			23.2	$14,656	$1,300	$13,356
John Thomas School Of Discover	Public	K-6	312 North Market Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6800	493	33	14.7	16.8%	428 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	94.3	32^nd of 900 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.8	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%	19	71.9	78.4	63.1	73.5		64.6	81.4		$11,719	$222	$11,497
Century Elementary	Public	K-4	732 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3800	592	42	13.9	28.7%	493 (83.3%)	6 (1.0%)	38 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.6%)	82.7	136^th of 900 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.7	108^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.1%	28	55.8	65.3				51.4	69.0		$11,767	$388	$11,379
High Pointe Elementary	Public	K-4	900 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6700	619	45	13.9	35.4%	497 (80.3%)	16 (2.6%)	51 (8.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	93	43^rd of 900 public elementary schools	95.2%		93.4	35^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.1%	8	76.9	69.1				73.0	65.0		$10,673	$356	$10,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlandville Elementary

How many students attend Highlandville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Highlandville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Highlandville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highlandville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spokane Middle
High : Spokane High

What is the racial makeup of Highlandville Elementary?

Students at Highlandville Elementary are 92% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Highlandville Elementary in?

Spokane R-Vii

Is Highlandville Elementary a good school?

Highlandville Elementary ranks 508^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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