Best Public Schools in Cape Girardeau, MO

Summary:

The city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri is home to 11 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Blanchard Elementary and Alma Schrader Elementary consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Missouri, while others struggle to maintain strong academic outcomes.

Blanchard Elementary and Alma Schrader Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, with Blanchard ranking in the top 20% of Missouri elementary schools and Alma Schrader consistently ranking in the top 30% over the past 3 years. These schools boast impressive math and English Language Arts proficiency rates that far exceed the district and state averages. In contrast, schools like Jefferson Elementary and Franklin Elementary have significantly lower test scores and rankings, raising concerns about equity and access to quality education within the Cape Girardeau 63 School District.

The data also reveals disparities in student-teacher ratios, with Alma Schrader Elementary having the highest ratio among the elementary schools, and Central High School having the highest ratio overall. Additionally, Central High School has struggled to maintain a strong ranking, dropping from the top 50% to the bottom half of Missouri high schools over the past 3 years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address the challenges faced by this school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (2023)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP Government (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkview School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1020 S Parkway Dr	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(573) 290-5799	28	6	4.6	75.0%	21 (75.0%)	2 (7.1%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	2 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Alma Schrader Elementary	Public	K-4	1360 Randol	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-5310	351	29	12.2	0.9%	245 (69.8%)	47 (13.4%)	17 (4.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	67.9	275^th of 898 public elementary schools	69.4%		58.4	377^th of 908 public elementary schools	58.5%	102	44.6	43.8							60.8	51.6										$10,326	$1,322	$9,004
Central Junior High	Public	7-8	1910 Whitener St.	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 334-2923	618	51	12.1	0.5%	285 (46.1%)	206 (33.3%)	44 (7.1%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.2%)	36.1	301^st of 459 public middle schools	34.4%		53.6	208^th of 459 public middle schools	54.7%	93					29.0	21.5		27.3					28.9	35.9						$11,193	$3,482	$7,711
Central High	Public	9-12	1000 S Silver Springs Rd	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-8228	1,341	89	15.0	0.2%	707 (52.7%)	391 (29.2%)	88 (6.6%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	128 (9.5%)	46.1	162^nd of 352 public high schools	54.0%		45.2	171^st of 361 public high schools	52.6%	9															26.2	35.1	52.6	71.6	37.1	$11,571	$3,016	$8,555
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1550 Themis	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-5456	217	28	7.6	1.4%	58 (26.7%)	105 (48.4%)	22 (10.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	26.2	696^th of 898 public elementary schools	22.5%		31.1	640^th of 908 public elementary schools	29.5%	56	25.0	37.5							9.6	40.0										$14,096	$1,497	$12,599
Clippard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2880 Hopper Rd	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-5720	470	43	11.0	0.6%	181 (38.5%)	154 (32.8%)	59 (12.6%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.9%)	29.4	665^th of 898 public elementary schools	25.9%		30.5	647^th of 908 public elementary schools	28.7%	18	29.7	25.3							34.1	32.1										$14,104	$1,651	$12,453
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S Minnesota	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-2030	483	44	11.0	10.1%	145 (30.0%)	215 (44.5%)	34 (7.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.0%)	10.4	813^th of 898 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.6	798^th of 908 public elementary schools	12.1%	15	10.8	10.5							25.0	17.1										$12,085	$2,054	$10,031
Cape Girardeau Car Technical Center	Public	9-12	1080 S Silver Springs Rd	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 334-0826	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Blanchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1829 N Sprigg St	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-3030	296	30	9.8	1.0%	153 (51.7%)	81 (27.4%)	11 (3.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.2%)								(n/a)	71.5	52.8																		$10,713	$1,162	$9,551
Central Middle	Public	5-6	1900 Thilenius	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-6281	604	50	12.1	0.5%	272 (45.0%)	194 (32.1%)	44 (7.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.2%)								(n/a)			22.0	41.9			26.5				34.6	33.9								$10,299	$2,718	$7,582
Girardot Center For Youth	Public	5-12	609 N Middle	Cape Girardeau	63702	Cape Girardeau County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(573) 290-5860	18	5	4.0	83.3%	13 (72.2%)	5 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Echo Day Treatment Center	Public	6-12	3445 Armstrong Dr	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(573) 290-5814	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nell Holcomb Elementary	Public	K-8	6547 State Hwy 177	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Nell Holcomb R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-3644	244	28	8.7	41.0%	219 (89.8%)	17 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		22.7	26.6			11.7		57.1					31.0							$11,791	$2,483	$9,308

Cities Near Cape Girardeau

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jackson	7.11 mi	9	76^th
Scott City	7.26 mi	3	163^rd
Chaffee	11.58 mi	2	359^th
Benton	13.49 mi	4	288^th
Delta	13.56 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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