Missouri · EDFacts 2021-22
Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri
The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Missouri, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.
- 95.8%
- Highest rate
- 87
- Schools above 50%
- 100
- Schools ranked
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The 100 Missouri schools listed here average 62.3% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 87 of them sit above the 50% critical line.
- 62.3%
- average across these 100 schools
- 29.5%
- national school average
- 95.8%
- highest rate (Miller Career Academy)
- 87
- schools above 50%
| # | School | Absent % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller Career Academy ST LOUIS | 95.8% |
| 2 | Hogan Preparatory Acad Middle KANSAS CITY | 95.5% |
| 3 | Kansas City Girls Prep Academy KANSAS CITY | 94.6% |
| 4 | Elementary School KANSAS CITY | 91.8% |
| 5 | R. G. Central Middle ST LOUIS | 84.8% |
| 6 | Kipp St. Louis High St. Louis | 84.5% |
| 7 | Highland Elem. ST LOUIS | 82.2% |
| 8 | Henry Elem. ST LOUIS | 79.4% |
| 9 | Kipp Wisdom Academy St. Louis | 79.3% |
| 10 | Barack Obama Elementary School ST. LOUIS | 78.1% |
| 11 | Ames Visual/Perf. Arts ST LOUIS | 77.9% |
| 12 | Carr Lane Vpa Middle ST LOUIS | 77.5% |
| 13 | Carnahan Sch. of the Future ST LOUIS | 77.2% |
| 14 | Lyon at Blow Elem. ST LOUIS | 76.5% |
| 15 | Vashon High ST LOUIS | 75.4% |
| 16 | Central Middle School KANSAS CITY | 74.1% |
| 17 | Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Ctr FERGUSON | 71.9% |
| 18 | Mccluer High FLORISSANT | 71.8% |
| 19 | Beaumont Cte High School ST LOUIS | 71.6% |
| 20 | Lewis and Clark Elem. ST LOUIS | 71.5% |
| 21 | Yeatman-Liddell Middle School ST LOUIS | 71.3% |
| 22 | Old North Academy ST LOUIS | 70.8% |
| 23 | Gateway Elem. ST LOUIS | 70.0% |
| 24 | East Middle ST LOUIS | 68.9% |
| 25 | Westview Middle School Saint Louis | 68.1% |
| 26 | Larimore Elem. ST LOUIS | 67.9% |
| 27 | Hawthorn Middle ST. LOUIS | 67.9% |
| 28 | Compton-Drew Ilc Middle ST LOUIS | 67.8% |
| 29 | Jefferson Elem. ST LOUIS | 66.4% |
| 30 | Ashland Elem. and Br. ST LOUIS | 66.3% |
| 31 | Kipp Triumph Academy St. Louis | 65.6% |
| 32 | Southeast High School KANSAS CITY | 65.5% |
| 33 | Herzog Elem. ST LOUIS | 65.2% |
| 34 | Central High School KANSAS CITY | 64.9% |
| 35 | Monroe Elem. ST LOUIS | 64.6% |
| 36 | Northeast High KANSAS CITY | 63.8% |
| 37 | Frontier Schl of Excellence-M KANSAS CITY | 63.5% |
| 38 | Riverview Gardens Sr. High ST LOUIS | 63.3% |
| 39 | Troost Elementary KANSAS CITY | 63.3% |
| 40 | Kairos Academies ST. LOUIS | 63.2% |
| 41 | East High School KANSAS CITY | 63.1% |
| 42 | Central Visual/Perf. Arts High ST LOUIS | 62.1% |
| 43 | Meramec Elem. ST LOUIS | 62.0% |
| 44 | Gibson Elem. ST LOUIS | 61.8% |
| 45 | Meadows Elem. ST LOUIS | 61.4% |
| 46 | Gateway High ST LOUIS | 61.3% |
| 47 | Smith-Hale Middle KANSAS CITY | 61.3% |
| 48 | Crossroads Preparatory Academy Kansas City | 61.3% |
| 49 | Jefferson Elem. ST LOUIS | 60.8% |
| 50 | Southeast Middle ST LOUIS | 60.5% |
| 51 | Niangua Middle School NIANGUA | 60.3% |
| 52 | Normandy High ST LOUIS | 60.2% |
| 53 | Kipp Victory Academy ST. LOUIS | 59.8% |
| 54 | Washington Elem. ST LOUIS | 59.4% |
| 55 | Wedgwood 6th Grade Center FLORISSANT | 58.6% |
| 56 | Mccluer North High FLORISSANT | 58.5% |
| 57 | Humboldt Acad of Higher Lrning St. Louis | 58.3% |
| 58 | Walbridge Elem. Community Ed. ST LOUIS | 58.2% |
| 59 | Northeast Middle School KANSAS CITY | 58.0% |
| 60 | Ferguson Middle FERGUSON | 57.6% |
| 61 | Hawthorn High School St. Louis | 57.6% |
| 62 | Woodland Elem. JENNINGS | 57.4% |
| 63 | Central High School NEW MADRID | 57.3% |
| 64 | Long Middle Community Ed. Ctr. ST LOUIS | 56.9% |
| 65 | Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elem. JENNINGS | 56.5% |
| 66 | Crossroads - Quality Hill KANSAS CITY | 55.8% |
| 67 | Acad of Entre Stdy@Louverture ST. LOUIS | 55.4% |
| 68 | Holman Elementary BERKELEY | 55.3% |
| 69 | Hazelwood East High ST LOUIS | 55.0% |
| 70 | Rose Johnson Jennings Jr. High JENNINGS | 54.8% |
| 71 | Griffith Elementary FERGUSON | 54.5% |
| 72 | Cross Keys Middle FLORISSANT | 54.4% |
| 73 | Chilhowee High CHILHOWEE | 54.4% |
| 74 | Hope Leadership Academy KANSAS CITY | 53.7% |
| 75 | George Melcher Elementary KANSAS CITY | 52.8% |
| 76 | Confluence Preparatory Academy ST LOUIS | 52.5% |
| 77 | Frederick Douglass High COLUMBIA | 52.4% |
| 78 | Litzsinger LADUE | 52.4% |
| 79 | Hamilton Elem. Community Ed. ST LOUIS | 52.3% |
| 80 | Delasalle Charter High School Kansas City | 52.0% |
| 81 | Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex ST LOUIS | 51.9% |
| 82 | Cole Elem. ST LOUIS | 51.9% |
| 83 | Lexington Elem. ST LOUIS | 51.3% |
| 84 | Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Ctr. ST LOUIS | 50.4% |
| 85 | Glasgow Elem. ST LOUIS | 50.4% |
| 86 | Moline Elem. ST LOUIS | 50.2% |
| 87 | Danforth Elem. ST LOUIS | 50.0% |
| 88 | Brittany Woods UNIVERSITY CITY | 49.9% |
| 89 | Busch Ms Character Athletics ST LOUIS | 49.9% |
| 90 | Gordon Parks Elem. KANSAS CITY | 49.6% |
| 91 | La Salle Charter School ST. LOUIS | 49.6% |
| 92 | Bermuda Elementary ST LOUIS | 49.4% |
| 93 | Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. Ctr. ST LOUIS | 49.0% |
| 94 | Senath-Hornersville Middle Sch HORNERSVILLE | 48.8% |
| 95 | Laquey R-V High LAQUEY | 48.8% |
| 96 | Butcher-Greene Elem. GRANDVIEW | 48.6% |
| 97 | Lee a. Tolbert Com. Academy KANSAS CITY | 48.4% |
| 98 | Pleasant Hope Elem. PLEASANT HOPE | 48.4% |
| 99 | Greenfield High GREENFIELD | 48.1% |
| 100 | Hayti High HAYTI | 48.0% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment
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