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The 64790 zip code is home to a single high school, Northeast Vernon County R-I High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. This small school has a student population of just 104 and faces significant challenges, ranking 278 out of 378 Missouri high schools and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northeast Vernon County R-I High School's performance lags behind state averages across key metrics. Its 4-year graduation rate of 78.9% is lower than the state average, and the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.3%. Student test scores in subjects like 8th grade Math, Algebra I, and Biology I are consistently below state levels. Additionally, a high percentage (67.31%) of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

Despite the school's challenges, it does have some positive factors, including a low student-teacher ratio of 8.3 and per-student spending of $13,266, which is higher than the state average. However, without more context, it's difficult to determine how these resources are being utilized to improve student outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that Northeast Vernon County R-I High School is an underperforming school that faces significant obstacles in providing a quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)	MAP Algebra I (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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northeast Vernon County R-I High	Public	7-12	216 E Leslie Ave	Walker	64790	Vernon County	Northeast Vernon County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 465-2221	92	10	8.8	77.2%	86 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	13.4	13.4	20.0	$15,214	$1,394	$13,820

Cities Near Zip Code 64790

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walker	0.61 mi	1
Nevada	7.4 mi	7	251^st
Schell City	10.99 mi	1
El Dorado Springs	11.72 mi	3	310^th
Sheldon	15.98 mi	2

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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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