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Central High

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Central High ranks 116 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 68% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Central High is a public magnet high school located in Springfield, Missouri, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 1,449 students. The school is part of the Springfield R-XII school district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High consistently outperforms the district and state averages in MAP test scores across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts, where 93.2% of 6th-grade students and 92.5% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to around 40% for the district and state. The school's performance is more mixed in mathematics, with Algebra I and Algebra II scores below the district and state averages, but Geometry scores significantly higher at 92.1% proficient or better. Central High also has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 93.9% to 97.8% in recent years, and low dropout rates, outperforming the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools, Kickapoo High outperforms Central High in several key metrics, such as overall statewide ranking, graduation rates, and test scores in subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, and English II. However, Hillcrest High and Parkview High, also in the same district, have lower statewide rankings and generally weaker academic performance compared to Central High. The nearby schools in the Division of Youth Service district have much smaller enrollments, higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch, and lower graduation rates compared to Central High.

1,428

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,457

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

423 E Central
Springfield, MO 65802-3723

(417) 523-9600

District: Springfield R-Xii

Feeder schools for Central High:

Elementary:	Bissett Elementary
	Boyd Elementary
	Weaver Elementary
	Weller Elementary
	More...
	Westport Elementary
	York Elementary
Middle:	Pipkin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Hispanic:

12.5%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

Missouri avg43%

Middle school

1^st of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

116^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Missouri High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii 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	99.9	1 of 438	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 451	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 459	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 587	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 552	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.8	2 of 568	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	99.9	1 of 435	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.8	1 of 585	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	99.7	1 of 633	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	99.4	1 of 649	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	99.5	1 of 623	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	99.6	1 of 625	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	99.7	1 of 614	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	99.8	1 of 601	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	99.6	1 of 624	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	99.7	5 of 624	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	99.7	4 of 619	99.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.4	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.6	20 of 121	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	59 of 104	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 358	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 385	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 527	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 479	99.8%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	116 of 367	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	139 of 378	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	199 of 352	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	185 of 361	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	165 of 358	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	347 of 460	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	327 of 468	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	219 of 404	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.0	249 of 401	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	252 of 504	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	274 of 521	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	265 of 523	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.2	178 of 522	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.0	295 of 528	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.2	232 of 516	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	54 of 507	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.3	182 of 539	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.9	79 of 538	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.5	95 of 534	82.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	35 of 105	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	33 of 105	68.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	41 of 99	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	84 of 105	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.7	89 of 106	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	58.0	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.2	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	109 of 111	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	106 of 129	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	30.9	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	92 of 96	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	84 of 100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	22 of 74	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	35.9	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	18 of 57	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	17 of 40	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	2.4	90 of 91	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	135 of 279	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	183 of 274	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	195 of 268	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	159 of 250	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	115 of 255	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	335 of 368	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	349 of 382	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.2	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	33 of 52	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	64 of 138	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.5	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	111 of 306	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	113 of 321	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	202 of 302	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	182 of 310	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	185 of 309	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	276 of 430	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	271 of 440	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)100th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile-33 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile~ school

African American (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2021)40th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-51 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)17th percentile-51 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts93%+52 vs state

Science92%+53 vs state

Geometry92%+28 vs state

Algebra II68%+10 vs state

Government47%+6 vs state

English II46%-7 vs state

Algebra I43%-3 vs state

Biology I38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Geometry (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 Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th 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 Geometry End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High	Public, Magnet	6-12	423 E Central	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	Yes	No	No	(417) 523-9600	1,428	123	11.5	46.1%	895 (62.7%)	136 (9.5%)	179 (12.5%)	93 (6.5%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	116 (8.1%)	56.8	116^th of 367 public high schools	68.4%		51.2	139^th of 378 public high schools	63.2%	23	92.5	93.2	92.5	42.8	38.1	45.9	68.3	92.1	47.0	$14,457	$922	$13,536
Juvenile Justice Center	Public	7-12	1111 N Robberson	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 868-4008	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Graff Career Center	Public	11-12	1001 E. Chestnut Expy	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Ozarks Technical Community College	No	No	No	No	(417) 447-8121	0	35	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Datema House	Public	5-12	918 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 895-6832	10	1	10.0	70.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Parkview High	Public	9-12	516 W Meadowmere	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-9200	1,182	77	15.4	59.1%	714 (60.4%)	129 (10.9%)	161 (13.6%)	38 (3.2%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	129 (10.9%)	30.1	265^th of 367 public high schools	27.8%		22.7	294^th of 378 public high schools	22.2%	29				25.2	27.4	42.0			28.6	$15,102	$992	$14,110
Study Alternative High	Public	9-12	2343 W. Olive Street	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6400	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Excel School	Public	6-12	1631 W Bennett	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 895-6240	23	2	11.5	87.0%	15 (65.2%)	1 (4.3%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3319 N Grant	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8000	1,065	66	16.2	61.0%	710 (66.7%)	136 (12.8%)	96 (9.0%)	17 (1.6%)	9 (0.8%)	12 (1.1%)	85 (8.0%)	31.6	258^th of 367 public high schools	29.7%		20.4	308^th of 378 public high schools	18.5%	50				30.6	26.3	44.9			27.1	$15,726	$1,085	$14,642
Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	3990 W Sunshine	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 888-4055	9	2	4.5	66.7%	6 (66.7%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Wilson Creek Group Home	Public	6-12	3992 W Sunshine	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 888-4050	12	2	6.0	75.0%	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High

Is Central High a good school?

Central High ranks 116^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Central High?

Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bissett Elementary
Elementary : Boyd Elementary
Elementary : Weaver Elementary
Elementary : Weller Elementary
Elementary : Westport Elementary
Elementary : York Elementary
Middle : Pipkin Middle

What district is Central High in?

Springfield R-Xii

How many students attend Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,428 students attended Central High.

What is the racial makeup of Central High?

Students at Central High are 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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