Ozark Horizon School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · West Plains, Missouri

Ozark Horizon School in West Plains, Missouri enrolled 17 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 4.3 students per teacher against the Missouri median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%

18 students in 2022-23, 20 students in 2023-24, 17 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 4.0.

Students enrolled at Ozark Horizon School by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 17051015202022-23182023-24202024-2517
Students enrolled at Ozark Horizon School by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 17051015202022-23182023-24202024-2517
Students enrolled at Ozark Horizon School by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 17051015202022-23182023-24202024-2517
Students enrolled at Ozark Horizon School by school year2022-23: 18, 2023-24: 20, 2024-25: 17051015202022-23182023-24202024-2517
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23185.03.6
2023-24204.05.0
2024-25174.04.3

4.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Missouri schools of this kind

Among the 123 Missouri schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; Ozark Horizon School 4.3; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOzark Horizon School 4.3state median 10.8U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; Ozark Horizon School 4.3; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOzark Horizon School 4.3state median 10.8U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; Ozark Horizon School 4.3; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOzark Horizon School 4.3state median 10.8U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; Ozark Horizon School 4.3; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOzark Horizon School 4.3state median 10.8U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ozark Horizon School enrolled 22 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent72.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.1% of students were White, 5.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White94.1%
  2. Black5.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ozark Horizon School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%2%43.2%
Math, 2022-23under 50%1% or less (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Ozark Horizon School

  1. How much Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  2. The largest public schools in MissouriOzark Horizon School is the number 116 by size of 141 Missouri schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#116 of 141
  3. Missouri schools by students per teacher4.3 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 10.8 for schools of this kind.4.3:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ozark Horizon School

  1. How many students attend Ozark Horizon School?
    17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 18 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in West Plains, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ozark Horizon School?
    4.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for schools of this kind is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ozark Horizon School a Title I school?
    Ozark Horizon School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ozark Horizon School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ozark Horizon School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ozark Horizon School in?
    Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled, NCES district ID 2900022. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290002203054 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22