West St. Francois County R-IV

Summary:

The West St. Francois County R-IV district in Missouri operates three schools: West County Elementary, West County High, and West County Middle. The district is ranked 152 out of 386 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West County Elementary consistently ranks in the top 350 elementary schools in Missouri and outperforms the state average in Math and English Language Arts proficiency. However, the school has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 62.08%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. West County High maintains a strong 98.5% graduation rate but struggles with below-average Algebra I and Biology I proficiency scores. West County Middle is also a standout, ranking in the top 200 middle schools in the state and outperforming the state average in several academic areas, though its 8th-grade Science proficiency is lower than the state average.

Across the district, there are variations in spending per student, ranging from $8,536 at West County Middle to $11,857 at West County High. This raises questions about the equity of resource distribution within the district. Additionally, all three schools have a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.8%, which could be an area for improvement.

District Detail

1124 Main
Leadwood, MO 63653-1214

(573) 562-7535

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 386 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 953

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Chariton Ave	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 562-7535	412	33	12.5	61.9%	401 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	60	350^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.4%		63.8	313^th of 898 public elementary schools	65.1%	37	44.2	46.0	37.3				43.1		44.2	48.9	49.3						$10,745	$1,864	$8,881
West County High	Public	9-12	768 Hwy M	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 562-7535	328	19	17.6	50.3%	323 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	38.2	222^nd of 378 public high schools	41.3%		46.5	161^st of 352 public high schools	54.3%	61															32.0	28.7	$11,857	$1,633	$10,225
West County Middle	Public	6-8	728 Hwy M	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 562-7535	213	14	14.8	54.9%	209 (98.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	56.3	194^th of 451 public middle schools	57.0%		67.3	126^th of 459 public middle schools	72.5%	68				53.7	38.8	32.8		29.0				43.2	31.9	36.0			$8,536	$1,491	$7,045

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central R-III	4.5 mi	4	142^nd
North St. Francois County R-I	4.62 mi	6	271^st
Bismarck R-V	6.21 mi	2	310^th
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	6.59 mi	35
Department Of Corrections	6.81 mi	20

West St. Francois County R-IV

District Detail

West County Elementary

West County Middle

West County High

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