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Glendale High

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Glendale High ranks 86 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 77% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Glendale High is a public high school located in Springfield, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,369 students. It 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.

Glendale High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 86th to 227th out of Missouri high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 to 4 stars out of 5. The school has performed relatively well for its White and Gifted and Talented student populations, but has struggled with its Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Disabled student populations, often ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Missouri high schools. Glendale High's test scores, as measured by the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), are generally below the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels, with its strongest performance in English II.

Glendale High has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.9% to 97.6% in recent years, and its dropout rate has also been relatively low, ranging from 0.3% to 1.3%. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.9% to 36.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the percentage of students at Glendale High who receive free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 25.06% to 34.11% in recent years, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to nearby schools, such as Central High and Kickapoo High, Glendale High's performance is generally lower.

1,357

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,402

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2727 S Ingram Mill
Springfield, MO 65804-4098

(417) 523-8900

District: Springfield R-Xii

Feeder schools for Glendale High:

Elementary:	Bingham Elementary
	Field Elementary
	Hickory Hills Elementary
	Pershing Elementary
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	Pittman Elementary
	Sequiota Elementary
	Wilder Elementary
Middle:	Hickory Hills Middle
	Pershing Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Missouri high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Algebra II scores 17 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

Missouri avg45%

86^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	86 of 367	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	125 of 378	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	227 of 352	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	220 of 361	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	186 of 358	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	222 of 460	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	177 of 468	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	221 of 404	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.4	144 of 401	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	152 of 504	69.8%	★★★★☆
2014	59.4	166 of 521	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	76 of 523	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.1	114 of 522	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	176 of 528	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	115 of 516	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	20 of 507	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.0	43 of 539	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	46 of 538	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	78.0	62 of 534	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	57 of 105	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	85 of 99	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.3	29 of 96	69.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	21.3	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	17.9	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	62 of 129	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	57 of 103	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	15 of 46	67.4%	★★★★☆
2018	33.2	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	49 of 74	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	25 of 64	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	64 of 91	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	95 of 279	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	146 of 274	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	205 of 268	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	206 of 255	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	248 of 368	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	275 of 382	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	14.6	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	70 of 138	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.1	14 of 135	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	37.4	82 of 127	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	69 of 306	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	116 of 321	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	250 of 302	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	199 of 310	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	191 of 309	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	216 of 430	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	186 of 440	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2024)46th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2019)18th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II64%+11 vs state

Government51%+11 vs state

Algebra I42%-4 vs state

Algebra II41%-17 vs state

Biology I40%+3 vs state

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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
Glendale High	Public	9-12	2727 S Ingram Mill	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8900	1,357	80	17.0	31.0%	1,073 (79.1%)	64 (4.7%)	100 (7.4%)	35 (2.6%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	70 (5.2%)	65	86^th of 367 public high schools	76.6%		54.4	125^th of 378 public high schools	66.9%	39				41.9	40.4	63.5	41.2		51.4	$14,402	$1,039	$13,364
Kickapoo High	Public	9-12	3710 S Jefferson	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8500	1,923	100	19.2	26.8%	1,464 (76.1%)	95 (4.9%)	149 (7.7%)	95 (4.9%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	105 (5.5%)	78.2	40^th of 367 public high schools	89.1%		65.7	80^th of 378 public high schools	78.8%	40				50.8	57.0	66.9	61.7		52.3	$13,099	$901	$12,198
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
Logan-Rogersville High	Public	9-12	300 N Missouri Blvd	Rogersville	65742	Greene County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2813	733	49	14.8	28.0%	686 (93.6%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	77.8	41^st of 367 public high schools	88.8%		67.2	70^th of 378 public high schools	81.5%	29				66.6	41.1	71.5				$13,068	$745	$12,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Glendale High

What district is Glendale High in?

Springfield R-Xii

Is Glendale High a good school?

Glendale High ranks 86^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glendale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,357 students attended Glendale High.

What schools feed into Glendale High?

Glendale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bingham Elementary
Elementary : Field Elementary
Elementary : Hickory Hills Elementary
Elementary : Pershing Elementary
Elementary : Pittman Elementary
Elementary : Sequiota Elementary
Elementary : Wilder Elementary
Middle : Hickory Hills Middle
Middle : Pershing Middle

What is the racial makeup of Glendale High?

Students at Glendale High are 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

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