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B+

Ava R-I School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ava.

Ava’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Missouri school districts

Students
1,330
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,001
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
The gist

What stands out about Ava R-I School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Missouri districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the MO average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Ava 3,231

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ava. Grade by grade →

PK–4Ava Elem.This district
5–8Ava MiddleThis district
9–12Ava HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 39.2% · 669 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 43.2% · 676 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.3% · 99 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,001 per student · 24% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 50%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,371’20
1,371’21
1,385’22
1,376’23
1,330’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Ava Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ava
B
553 students14:1
Ava Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ava
C+
386 students14:1
Ava High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ava
B
391 students14:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.