Meadow Heights High School
Public high school in Patton, Missouri · Meadow Heights R-II School District · Grades 9–12
Meadow Heights High School serves 158 students in grades 9–12 in Patton (Bollinger County). It is one of 3 schools in Meadow Heights R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 386th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 13.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Meadow Heights R-II School District |
| County | Bollinger County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292364001406 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Meadow Heights R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 158 | 489 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.2% | 49.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Meadow Heights High School in context
Size
Meadow Heights High School is the only high school in Meadow Heights R-II School District. Its 158 students are 32.3% of the district's 489. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.2 miles away and have a median of 223 students, so Meadow Heights High 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 9 with 55 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 21, against an average of 40 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (49 against 55). 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 97.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Meadow Heights R-II (97.8%).
46.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.1% across Meadow Heights R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19.6% 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
Meadow Heights High School has 13.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 158 students would have about 13 teachers, so Meadow Heights High 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Marquand-Zion High School, 11.8 miles away in Marquand-Zion R-VI School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 55 |
| Grade 10 | 21 |
| Grade 11 | 33 |
| Grade 12 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14571 State Highway 72, Patton, MO 63662
Phone: (573)866-2924
Website: meadowheights.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Meadow Heights High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquand-Zion High School | Marquand-Zion R-VI | 11.8 mi | 56 | 5.7 | 19.6% |
| Oak Ridge High School | Oak Ridge R-VI | 13.5 mi | 183 | 10.4 | 35% |
| Woodland High School | Woodland R-IV | 14.2 mi | 263 | 13.4 | 50.2% |
| Perryville Senior High School | Perry County 32 | 15.6 mi | 743 | 18.2 | 44.5% |
| Fredericktown High School | Fredericktown R-I | 16.8 mi | 611 | 14.4 | 50.2% |
| Leopold High School | Leopold R-III | 18.0 mi | 92 | 8.9 | 21.7% |
| Jackson Senior High School | Jackson R-II | 19.3 mi | 1,830 | 16.8 | 33.2% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 25.5 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Meadow Heights R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Heights Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 233 |
| Meadow Heights Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 98 |