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Best High Schools in Zip Code 65255

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At a glance

School

464

Students

Top rankedHallsville High115^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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Hallsville High up 60 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 65255 zip code is home to a single high school, Hallsville High, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Hallsville R-IV school district. This high-performing school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top third of Missouri high schools, with a strong 93.1% 4-year graduation rate and above-average proficiency in English II.

Hallsville High's student-teacher ratio of 15.9 is slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending of $9,628 is on the lower end, suggesting the school is able to achieve good results with limited resources. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% is somewhat higher than desired, an area the school may want to monitor and address.

While Hallsville High excels in English proficiency, its Algebra I and Biology I proficiency rates are lower compared to state averages, indicating a potential opportunity for improvement in math and science instruction. Overall, Hallsville High is a consistently high-performing school that delivers quality education to its students, with a few areas for continued growth and development.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (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 (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hallsville High	Public	9-12	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	464	30	15.4	25.4%	396 (85.3%)	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.7%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.6%)	57.3	115^th of 367 public high schools	68.7%		46.2	175^th of 378 public high schools	53.7%	60	36.2	35.9	64.6	$11,578	$830	$10,747

Cities Near Zip Code 65255

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hallsville	0.97 mi	4	99^th
Columbia	6.92 mi	40	182^nd
Centralia	8.02 mi	4	106^th
Sturgeon	9.46 mi	3	277^th
Harrisburg	13.05 mi	3	272^nd

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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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