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Best High Schools in Zip Code 65775

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1,108

Students

Top rankedWest Plains Senior High132^nd of 367 Missouri high schools

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Summary:

The 65775 zip code is home to a single public high school, West Plains Senior High, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,145 students. The school is part of the West Plains R-VII school district, which is ranked 164 out of 367 districts in Missouri and rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

West Plains Senior High's academic performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 132 out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025 to 225 out of 378 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates on End of Course (EOC) exams vary across subject areas, with some subjects, such as English II and Algebra II, performing better than the state average, while others, like Algebra I and Biology I, lag behind. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate of 97.3% and a relatively low dropout rate of 1.2%, but it faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.1%.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as 49.26% of West Plains Senior High students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,643, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.8. These data points suggest that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges and may need additional resources to support student learning and academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (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 (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	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Plains Senior High	Public	9-12	602 E Olden	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 256-6150	1,108	67	16.4	50.2%	1,013 (91.4%)	9 (0.8%)	44 (4.0%)	10 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	53.3	132^nd of 367 public high schools	64.0%		37.2	225^th of 378 public high schools	40.5%	93	27.9	31.0	60.0	64.5	44.4	$12,098	$1,158	$10,939
Southern MO Technical Institute	Public	9-12	407 West Thornburgh	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 256-6152	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 65775

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Koshkonong	10.54 mi	2	388^th
West Plains	11.58 mi	11	174^th
Thayer	15.05 mi	2	100^th
Bakersfield	19.64 mi	2
Alton	25.44 mi	2	265^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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