The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in Science. The lowest is 11% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Stoutland High
Stoutland High serves grades seven through twelve in the Stoutland R-II district, a single campus that also houses the district’s elementary school. The high school is small, with an enrollment that makes it one of the smaller secondary schools in the region. The student body is predominantly white, with a very small percentage of Hispanic students and a similarly small percentage of students who identify as two or more races. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level that signals a high-need population and a community where many families face economic strain.
Academically, the state testing results place this school in a challenging position. Proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program are low across the tested grades and subjects. In seventh-grade math, roughly one in nine students scored at the proficient level or above. In seventh-grade English language arts, the rate was slightly higher but still under one in five. Eighth-grade English language arts results were similar, and eighth-grade science showed a little more than one in four students reaching proficiency. The eighth-grade math results were suppressed, so no rate is available for that grade and subject. When compared with other districts in Camden County, Stoutland’s overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of the four-district set, a position that points to a school where academic attainment is a clear area of concern and where a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the specific supports in place.
The school’s graduation rate was not available in the data, so there is no direct measure of how many students finish high school on time. That gap is worth noting; a parent may want to ask the school for that number directly.
Stoutland itself is a very small, primarily residential and rural community at the intersection of two state routes in Camden County. The town covers a small area of land and has a very low population density. It is experiencing very slow growth, with population increasing by only a small margin since the 2020 census. The built environment is rural, and there is minimal street life. The school campus and the public library, a branch of the Camden County Library District, form the civic core of the town. No major employers or public transit were identified in publicly available sources, and no major new housing developments were mentioned.
The housing market in the zip code shows home values below the state and national benchmarks, and the cost of a mortgage is roughly in line with what a family might expect, though the high share of students qualifying for meal assistance suggests that many families find affordability a real concern. Rents have been rising nationally, and the local market is likely affected by that trend.
The district itself did not have any confirmed parent-relevant changes, such as boundary shifts, new programs, or leadership turnover, reported in publicly available sources for the recent period. That leaves the school’s academic challenges and its rural, small-town context as the primary facts a family would weigh. For a family that values a very small school in a quiet, rural setting with a high-need student body, Stoutland High offers that environment. For a family seeking strong academic performance indicators, the state test results would give them reason to investigate more closely.
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