Best Public Schools in Eugene, MO

Summary:

The city of Eugene, Missouri is home to two schools - Eugene Elementary and Eugene High, both part of the Cole County R-V school district. Eugene Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Missouri elementary schools, with a 3-star rating in the most recent two school years, and outperforms the state and district averages in 4th and 6th grade English Language Arts test scores. In contrast, Eugene High has shown improvement, moving up in the statewide ranking from 304th out of 361 high schools in 2021-2022 to 255th out of 378 in 2023-2024, and maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 92.6%.

Both schools face some challenges, with relatively high free/reduced lunch rates of 24.55% at Eugene Elementary and 25.09% at Eugene High, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Eugene High struggled in Algebra II test scores compared to the state and district averages. However, the schools have similar per-student spending, around $9,500, which is in line with the district average, and Eugene Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.2, while Eugene High has a slightly higher ratio of 13.2.

Overall, the data suggests that while both schools have their strengths and areas for improvement, Eugene Elementary has maintained a consistent level of performance, while Eugene High has shown progress in its statewide ranking. The economic challenges faced by a significant portion of the student population may be an area of focus for the district, but the schools appear to be making efforts to support their students and improve academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)		MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Algebra II (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 English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eugene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14803 Hwy 17	Eugene	65032	Cole County	Cole County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 498-4002	346	28	12.2	25.1%	333 (96.2%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	52.7	420^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.6%		59.2	361^st of 898 public elementary schools	59.8%	59	45.0	38.2	36.6	52.7			$9,515	$1,310	$8,205
Eugene High	Public	7-12	14803 Hwy 17	Eugene	65032	Cole County	Cole County R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 498-4001	265	22	11.8	21.1%	251 (94.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	31.7	255^th of 378 public high schools	32.5%					(n/a)					48.8	5.2	$9,552	$2,064	$7,488

Cities Near Eugene

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Russellville	9.25 mi	2	225^th
St Elizabeth	10.58 mi	2	3^rd
Tuscumbia	11.54 mi	2
Eldon	11.86 mi	6	76^th
Jefferson City	12.68 mi	24	135^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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