Best Public Schools in Sikeston, MO

Summary:

The Sikeston, Missouri school district consists of 11 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving a diverse student population with significant economic challenges. While some standout schools like Lee Hunter Elementary perform better than others, the district as a whole faces obstacles in improving student outcomes and academic achievement.

Sikeston Senior High School has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 164th out of 358 Missouri high schools in 2020-2021 to 167th out of 361 in 2021-2022. In contrast, the Scott County Central Elementary and Scott County Central High schools, which are part of a different district, perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quartile of Missouri schools at both the elementary and high school levels.

The data highlights the significant economic disadvantages faced by the Sikeston school district, with most schools having free/reduced lunch rates over 99%. This likely contributes to the district's overall struggle to improve student performance, as evidenced by the generally below-average test scores across the schools. While Lee Hunter Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school, the other elementary schools in the Sikeston R-6 district, such as Wing Elementary and Southeast Elementary, struggle to keep up, ranking in the bottom quartile of Missouri elementary schools.

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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
Sikeston Hope Center	Public	6-12	230 S Front St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-6652	15	1	30.0	80.0%	8 (53.3%)	6 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)
New Dawn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	710 Glenn Dr	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-5360	34	6	6.1	67.6%	22 (64.7%)	7 (20.6%)	3 (8.8%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Scott County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	20794 Us Hwy 61	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Scott County Central	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-3511	138	15	9.5	97.8%	97 (70.3%)	21 (15.2%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	13.7	784^th of 898 public elementary schools	12.7%					(n/a)	16.7	18.7									26.7	13.6								$14,689	$1,499	$13,190
Scott County Central High	Public	7-12	20794 Us Hwy 61	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Scott County Central	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-2001	136	16	8.5	97.8%	93 (68.4%)	26 (19.1%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)								(n/a)						23.4														$12,779	$1,578	$11,201
Wing Elementary	Public	1-4	1123 Gen George E Day Parkway	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0615	356	30	12.0	99.2%	164 (46.1%)	138 (38.8%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	16.2	764^th of 898 public elementary schools	14.9%		30.5	648^th of 908 public elementary schools	28.6%	116	18.3	27.4							24.4	17.7										$9,335	$3,228	$6,107
Sikeston Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-5442	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sikeston Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 Lindenwood Ave	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-1720	511	39	13.1	99.4%	274 (53.6%)	167 (32.7%)	22 (4.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.4%)	32.5	319^th of 459 public middle schools	30.5%		28.4	345^th of 459 public middle schools	24.8%	26					27.4	28.4		22.0					29.4	27.9	97.4					$10,029	$2,816	$7,213
Sikeston Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	1310 E Salcedo Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0653	362	28	12.7	99.2%	196 (54.1%)	120 (33.1%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)								(n/a)																				$10,674	$1,961	$8,712
Lee Hunter Elementary	Public	1-4	315 Baker Street	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-2200	347	25	13.7	99.1%	210 (60.5%)	99 (28.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	50.5	451^st of 898 public elementary schools	49.8%		45.8	498^th of 908 public elementary schools	45.2%	47	46.9	47.1							37.2	34.1										$9,379	$3,285	$6,095
Sikeston Middle School	Public	5-6	100 Twitty Dr	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 471-0792	457	34	13.6	99.3%	226 (49.5%)	155 (33.9%)	29 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.6%)								(n/a)			29.9	46.6			23.8				29.5	24.3								$9,443	$1,531	$7,912
Southeast Elementary	Public	1-4	2300 Ables Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-0707	265	22	11.8	98.9%	135 (50.9%)	85 (32.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.2%)	21.1	732^nd of 898 public elementary schools	18.5%		26	685^th of 908 public elementary schools	24.6%	47	29.2	24.4							23.1	25.7										$10,291	$3,686	$6,605
Sikeston Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-8850	1,009	55	18.3	99.7%	542 (53.7%)	336 (33.3%)	47 (4.7%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.3%)	35.6	219^th of 352 public high schools	37.8%		46.4	167^th of 361 public high schools	53.7%	52															22.9	25.5	47.6	58.1	36.6	$11,834	$2,776	$9,058

Cities Near Sikeston

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Matthews	8.86 mi	1
Benton	12.21 mi	4	288^th
Charleston	12.57 mi	4	387^th
East Prairie	13.48 mi	3	350^th
Oran	14.3 mi	2	71^st

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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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