Best Public Schools in Silex, MO

Summary:

The city of Silex, Missouri is home to two schools: Silex Elementary and Silex High, both part of the Silex R-I school district. While the schools have seen fluctuations in their statewide rankings over the years, they face some common challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and academic performance that is generally below state averages, particularly at the high school level.

Silex Elementary has seen its statewide ranking range from 310 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 476 out of 898 in 2022-2023, with its current ranking for 2023-2024 at 426 out of 906. Meanwhile, Silex High has experienced a drop in its statewide ranking, going from 116 out of 460 Missouri high schools in 2018-2019 to 239 out of 352 in 2022-2023, with its current ranking for 2023-2024 at 224 out of 378. Both schools have a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Silex Elementary's 4th grade math proficiency (51.5%) is above the state average of 44.4%, but their 3rd grade math proficiency (38.1%) is slightly below the state average of 40.8%. Silex High, on the other hand, struggles with its academic performance, with 7th grade math proficiency (35.5%) below the state average of 40.6% and 8th grade math proficiency (5%) significantly lower than the state average of 30.6%. The school's Algebra I, Biology I, and Algebra II end-of-course proficiency rates are also below state averages. These academic challenges, coupled with the high chronic absenteeism rates, suggest areas for improvement in the Silex school district.

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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)	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology 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
Silex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 384-5044	249	20	12.3	32.5%	246 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	52.4	426^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.0%		48.2	476^th of 898 public elementary schools	47.0%	50	38.1	51.5			29.5	49.9						$9,095	$1,203	$7,891
Silex High	Public	6-12	64 Hwy Uu	Silex	63377	Lincoln County	Silex R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 384-5227	214	16	13.7	25.7%	208 (97.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	37.5	224^th of 378 public high schools	40.7%		31	239^th of 352 public high schools	32.1%	15			35.5	5.0			17.2	24.5	15.0	47.0	5.6	$10,723	$1,095	$9,629

Cities Near Silex

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eolia	7.61 mi	1
Troy	11.53 mi	9	175^th
Clarksville	12.19 mi	3	178^th
Hawk Point	12.35 mi	1
Elsberry	14.43 mi	3	232^nd

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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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