📍 507 North Spring Street, Ava, Douglas County, 65608
Ava High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ava, Douglas County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ava R-I school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ava High enrolls 451 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 424 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 451 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ava High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 33, state house district 155.
Ava High is one of 3 schools in AVA R-I, based in AVA, Missouri. The district serves 1,330 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Ava High is close to the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote