Summary:
Chaffee Junior-Senior High is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Chaffee, Missouri, with around 300 students. The school is part of the Chaffee R-II School District, which is ranked 294 out of 386 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Chaffee Junior-Senior High consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.9% of 7th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 40.6%. The school's performance on Algebra I, Biology I, and English II end-of-course exams also lags behind the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.5% to 92% in recent years, but also a high dropout rate, reaching 5.1% in 2021-2022. Chaffee Junior-Senior High also has a significant chronic absenteeism problem, with rates ranging from 19.9% to 33.2% in recent years, much higher than the state average. These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.
When compared to nearby high schools, such as Jackson Senior High, Bell City High, and Thomas W. Kelly High, Chaffee Junior-Senior High consistently underperforms on academic measures. For example, Jackson Senior High, which is 13.52 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates on end-of-course exams and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate. Additionally, Chaffee Junior-Senior High's performance has fluctuated over the years, with the school ranking as high as 82 out of 404 Missouri high schools in 2016-2017 (4-star rating) and as low as 329 out of 460 in 2018-2019 (1-star rating), suggesting challenges in maintaining consistent academic progress.
Thank you for your feedback!
Detail:
Public 7-12
District:
Chaffee R-II
SchoolDigger Rank:
290th of 378 Missouri High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,858
Feeder schools for Chaffee Junior-Senior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.5
Number of students: 290
Racial breakdown:
White:
94.8%
African American:
3.1%
Hispanic:
1.7%
more
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.8%
See top rated Missouri high schools
Compare Chaffee Junior-Senior High to nearby high schools!