Best Public Schools in Festus, MO

Summary:

The city of Festus, Missouri is home to 8 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The Festus R-VI school district and the Jefferson County R-VII district both serve students in this area. Overall, the Festus schools appear to be high-performing, with several standout institutions that consistently rank among the top in the state.

Festus Senior High is a standout, with a 4-5 star rating, a 97.7% 4-year graduation rate, and test scores above the state average. Festus Middle is also a top performer, ranking 34th out of 451 Missouri middle schools and earning a 5-star rating. While not ranked as highly, Festus Intermediate still has impressive test scores, with many grades outperforming the state average.

However, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 16.3% is higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement. Additionally, there is a notable difference in test scores between the Festus R-VI schools and the Jefferson County R-VII schools, with the Festus schools consistently outperforming. The district may also need to address the varying free/reduced lunch rates across schools, which suggest pockets of economic disadvantage within the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP English I (2024)	MAP American History (2024)	MAP Physics (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 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 English I End of Course	MAP American History End of Course	MAP Physics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Festus Elementary	Public	K-3	1500 Mid-Meadow Ln	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4063	1,039	69	15.0	35.9%	917 (88.3%)	23 (2.2%)	20 (1.9%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.4%)								(n/a)	68.0								61.8													$9,459	$313	$9,147
Festus Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Westwind Dr	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-5410	979	56	17.5	36.3%	849 (86.7%)	29 (3.0%)	16 (1.6%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.5%)	71.2	53^rd of 378 public high schools	86.0%		78.8	27^th of 352 public high schools	92.3%	26															54.3	57.0	64.2		58.7	57.6	42.0	$10,402	$1,609	$8,793
Festus Middle	Public	7-8	1717 W Main	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-5417	552	30	18.2	40.9%	473 (85.7%)	19 (3.4%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	89.2	34^th of 451 public middle schools	92.5%		84	50^th of 459 public middle schools	89.1%	16					68.9	43.4		56.7					51.3	54.7	95.9							$9,646	$807	$8,839
Festus Intermediate	Public	4-6	1501 Mid-Meadow Ln	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4750	745	40	18.7	40.0%	647 (86.8%)	19 (2.6%)	20 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)								(n/a)		68.3	51.6	65.8			51.9			69.8	63.8	55.5										$8,496	$756	$7,740
Plattin Primary	Public	K-2	2400 R7 School Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-7170	217	18	11.8	30.0%	210 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)																						$10,701	$1,090	$9,611
Danby-Rush Tower Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-9188	241	19	12.7	25.3%	227 (94.2%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	73	98^th of 451 public middle schools	78.3%		71.5	97^th of 459 public middle schools	78.9%	1				53.3	43.8	21.3		39.6				47.9	46.3	60.2	95.6							$12,294	$285	$12,009
Telegraph Intermediate	Public	3-5	1265 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-6530	239	17	13.9	26.4%	229 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	76.8	178^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.4%		53.7	410^th of 898 public elementary schools	54.3%	232	46.0	60.7	53.0				61.7		47.3		54.3											$12,061	$762	$11,299
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	7 Blue Jay Way	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 933-6900	318	22	14.3	20.4%	294 (92.5%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	66.1	77^th of 378 public high schools	79.6%		55.4	104^th of 352 public high schools	70.5%	27															59.6	51.5		42.8				$12,036	$509	$11,527

Cities Near Festus

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crystal City	3.52 mi	2	142^nd
De Soto	5.49 mi	6	109^th
Herculaneum	6.16 mi	3	118^th
Mapaville	6.23 mi	1
Pevely	7.3 mi	1	275^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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