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 Silex Elementary has maintained a relatively stable performance, Silex High has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a top-5 school in 2017-2018 to a 2-star school in 2022-2023. Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Silex Elementary at 98.8% and Silex High at 97.2% white students.

Academically, Silex Elementary's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts are generally on par with or slightly above the state averages, while Silex High's 7th-grade Math proficiency is above the state average but 8th-grade Math is significantly below. Silex Elementary has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 32.53%, compared to 25.7% at Silex High, suggesting a greater proportion of economically disadvantaged students at the elementary school. Interestingly, Silex High spends more per student ($10,723) than Silex Elementary ($9,095), and Silex Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3, compared to 13.7 at Silex High.

Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of the schools in Silex, Missouri. While Silex Elementary appears to be performing relatively well, the significant decline in Silex High's statewide ranking is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation. The lack of diversity in both schools and the differences in spending and student-teacher ratios between the two schools are also noteworthy areas for the district to consider addressing to ensure equitable and high-quality education for all students in the Silex community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)				MAP English Language Arts (2023)				MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th 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	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%)	48.2	476^th of 898 public elementary schools	47.0%		64.7	310^th of 908 public elementary schools	65.9%	166	44.4	37.5			42.9	47.2	25.0				$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%)	31	239^th of 352 public high schools	32.1%					(n/a)			45.2	13.0				34.4	34.3	21.4	$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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