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Best High Schools in Zip Code 65717

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179

Students

Top rankedNorwood High120^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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Summary:

The 65717 zip code in Missouri is home to a single high school, Norwood High, which serves grades 9-12. This school stands out as a relatively strong-performing institution within the state, ranking 114 out of 378 Missouri high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwood High boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 95.4% and outperforms the state average in 7th grade Math proficiency, with 70.7% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 43.2%. However, the school underperforms the state average in Algebra I, which could be an area for improvement. With a student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 1 and spending $12,800 per student, Norwood High appears to have the resources to support its students' academic success.

While Norwood High serves a population with significant economic need, as indicated by the 53.76% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school's consistent improvement over time, from a ranking of 295 out of 460 schools in 2018-2019 to its current position, suggests that the Norwood R-I district is making progress in providing a quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norwood High	Public	7-12	675 N Hawk Ave	Norwood	65717	Wright County	Norwood R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 746-4101	179	18	9.9	50.3%	165 (92.2%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	56.1	120^th of 367 public high schools	67.3%		56.4	114^th of 378 public high schools	69.8%	6	70.7	39.9	40.5	$15,687	$743	$14,944

Cities Near Zip Code 65717

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norwood	5.04 mi	3	60^th
Mountain Grove	9.59 mi	7	105^th
Mansfield	10.33 mi	3	28^th
Ava	14.2 mi	4	143^rd
Hartville	15.67 mi	3	254^th

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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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