📍 300 W School St, Polo, Caldwell County, 64671
Polo High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Polo, Caldwell County. The school has 156 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polo R-Vii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Polo High enrolls 156 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
64 of the school's 156 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Polo High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 21, state house district 8.
Polo High is one of 3 schools in POLO R-VII, based in POLO, Missouri. The district serves 367 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 156 students, Polo High is larger than the district average of about 122 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant