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Central High
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Central High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1000 S Silver Springs Rd, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 · (573) 335-8228 · Part of Cape Girardeau 63 School District

Cape Girardeau’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Photo: Cjwlabasst · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,278
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Missouri’s public schools

On the path

Where Cape Girardeau kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Central JR. High633 students
9–12Central HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1000 S Silver Springs Rd, Cape Girardeau

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9364
Grade 10318
Grade 11300
Grade 12296
Enrollment over time
1,278’20
1,308’21
1,341’22
1,315’23
1,278’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 32%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High from Cape Girardeau families.

Other schools in Cape Girardeau 63 School District

The district →
Jefferson Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Girardeau
D
494 students11:1
Clippard Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cape Girardeau
C−
383 students10:1
Blanchard Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cape Girardeau
A−
326 students12:1
Franklin Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cape Girardeau
C
241 students9:1
Alma Schrader Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cape Girardeau
B+
332 students11:1
Central Middle
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Cape Girardeau
C+
623 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Cape Girardeau’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.