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Schools in Alma

Alma’s public schools

Santa Fe R-X School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alma. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 7% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
306 students on the public path
In brief

Alma’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alma’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Santa Fe Elem. places highest (better than 55%); Santa Fe High lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alma, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Santa Fe Elem.in WaverlyB
7–12Santa Fe HighSanta Fe R-X School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santa Fe R-X School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santa Fe R-X School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 306 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,554MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.2% · 174 students tested
Math37%
State average 39.2% · 171 students tested

Alma vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Alma’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alma—Santa Fe R-X

Every school in Alma

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Almaby address
Santa Fe High
High · Grades 7–12
B
154 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Almain other towns
Santa Fe Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waverly
B
152 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Trinity Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
123 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Alma’s schools

Are Alma’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alma. Santa Fe R-X School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alma. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alma in?

Santa Fe R-X School District.

Where do Alma kids go to high school?

Santa Fe High.

Are there private schools in Alma?

Yes: Trinity Lutheran School (grades PK–8, 123 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.