Best Public Schools in Crystal City, MO

Summary:

The city of Crystal City, Missouri is home to two schools - Crystal City Elementary and Crystal City High, both part of the Crystal City 47 school district. While Crystal City Elementary performs reasonably well, Crystal City High emerges as the standout, ranking in the top 25% of Missouri high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crystal City High boasts a strong 93.7% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average, and a low 3.8% dropout rate. The school also exceeds state averages in proficiency for subjects like Algebra I and Biology I. In contrast, while Crystal City Elementary outperforms state averages in math and ELA for 3rd-6th grades, it is ranked in the middle of Missouri elementary schools and has a 3-star rating.

Both schools face challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates around 22% and significant economic challenges, with free/reduced lunch rates of over 40%. The data also reveals a discrepancy in per-student spending, with Crystal City Elementary spending more per student than the high school. Addressing attendance issues and exploring ways to elevate the elementary school's performance could be valuable focus areas for the district as it seeks to build on the high school's success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)			MAP English Language Arts (2024)	MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd 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
Crystal City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Mississippi	Crystal City	63019	Jefferson County	Crystal City 47	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4411	323	28	11.4	45.8%	273 (84.5%)	33 (10.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	67	282^nd of 906 public elementary schools	68.9%		60.6	349^th of 898 public elementary schools	61.1%	67	47.1	53.1		47.2			$12,579	$3,867	$8,712
Crystal City High	Public	7-12	1100 Mississippi	Crystal City	63019	Jefferson County	Crystal City 47	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-4411	227	18	12.9	43.2%	198 (87.2%)	14 (6.2%)	11 (4.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	61	93^rd of 378 public high schools	75.4%		50.1	136^th of 352 public high schools	61.4%	43			16.8		50.0	38.9	$10,035	$1,109	$8,927

Cities Near Crystal City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Festus	2.05 mi	10	32^nd
Herculaneum	2.59 mi	3	81^st
Pevely	4.1 mi	1	285^th
Mapaville	5.96 mi	1
Barnhart	7.56 mi	2	30^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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