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Advance R-IV School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 183 students in Advance R-IV School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Advance R-IV School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
3 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
420 Students
232,215 Students
# Teachers
34 Teachers
20,160 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Advance R-IV School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 555 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#53 out of 557 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.49
# American Indian Students
n/a
856 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
4,488 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
17,649 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
8%
# Black Students
6 Students
35,368 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
405 Students
161,687 Students
% White Students
96%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
845 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
11,322 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
2,587
# Students in K Grade:
34
2,591
# Students in 1st Grade:
25
2,858
# Students in 2nd Grade:
36
2,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
44
2,899
# Students in 4th Grade:
32
3,040
# Students in 5th Grade:
36
6,796
# Students in 6th Grade:
30
46,899
# Students in 7th Grade:
27
66,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
30
68,175
# Students in 9th Grade:
32
7,354
# Students in 10th Grade:
30
6,971
# Students in 11th Grade:
32
6,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
32
6,516
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,000 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has grown by 44% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,500 is less than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,000
$15,071
Spending / Student
$10,500
$13,899
Best Advance R-IV School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Advance High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
201 School Street
Advance, MO 63730
(573) 722-3584
Advance, MO 63730
(573) 722-3584
Grades: 7-12
| 183 students
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