Excel School
Public high school in Springfield, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 6–12
Excel School serves 23 students in grades 6–12 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 539th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000901364 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Division of Youth Service | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 23 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Excel School in context
Size
Of the 24 high schools in Division of Youth Service, Excel School is the 7th largest, with 4.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 1,270 students, so Excel School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 9 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 300% more students than grade 7 (4 against 1). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 65.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Division of Youth Service (60.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 13%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 34.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Excel School has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 23 students would have about 1.9 teachers, so Excel School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Parkview High School, 1 miles away in Springfield R-XII School District. There are 6 high schools within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.2% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Two or more races | 13% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4.3% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1631 W Bennett, Springfield, MO 65807
Phone: (417)895-6240
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Excel School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 1.0 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 1.4 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Central High School | Springfield R-XII | 2.4 mi | 1,428 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | Division of Youth Service | 2.7 mi | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Kickapoo High School | Springfield R-XII | 3.3 mi | 1,923 | 19.3 | 26.8% |
| Hillcrest High School | Springfield R-XII | 4.7 mi | 1,065 | 16.2 | 61% |
| Glendale High School | Springfield R-XII | 5.1 mi | 1,357 | 17 | 31% |
| Republic High School | Republic R-III | 6.6 mi | 1,530 | 16.9 | 35.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 |
| Gateway School | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 20 |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 46 |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | High | 6–12 | 12 |